North Carolina House of Representatives
Raleigh, N.C. – Correctional officers working in North Carolina prisons receive a fourth consecutive salary increase of 4% in the 2018 state budget as lawmakers maintain a commitment to improve safety and staffing levels in the state prisons system. Continue reading “N.C. Correctional Officers Receiving 4th Consecutive Salary Increase”
Raleigh, N.C. – Students from East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte recently presented state House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) with an Advanced Placement Policy Leadership Award for removing a cost barrier to college credit for tens of thousands of students in North Carolina. Continue reading “N.C. Speaker Recognized for Removing Cost Barrier to College Credit for Students”
Raleigh, N.C. – New school safety reforms advancing peer-to-peer student support programs, facility vulnerability assessments, and resource officer training programs unanimously passed the North Carolina House of Representatives on Monday. Continue reading “New School Safety Training and Support Programs Pass North Carolina House”
Raleigh, N.C. – Tens of millions of additional dollars to protect classrooms, raise law enforcement pay and secure state prisons are headed to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk following final passage of budget adjustments by the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Continue reading “Public Safety and School Security Spending Boosted in State Budget”
Raleigh, N.C. – Pay raises for state employees and educators, an additional $60 million in disaster relief and a record $2 billion savings reserve were approved by the North Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday in the first of two floor votes on the state budget. Continue reading “Pay Raises, Disaster Relief, Record Savings Approved by North Carolina House”
Rankings Don’t Include 5th Consecutive Pay Raise of 6.5% in 2018
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina had the third fastest rising teacher pay in the United States over the last five years thanks to the Republican-led state legislature, according to data from the left-leaning National Education Association analyzed by the nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division. Continue reading “Teachers Union Ranks N.C. Pay Raises 3rd Largest in the Nation Since 2013-14”
Plan Includes Fifth Consecutive Increase for Teachers
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina public school teachers and principals will receive substantial permanent pay raises and have multiple opportunities to earn thousands of dollars in additional compensation for helping students succeed in the classroom as part of the upcoming state budget that is scheduled to be released Monday evening. Continue reading “Educators to Receive Pay Raises in Upcoming North Carolina Budget”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House and Senate leaders on Monday evening announced their agreement on adjustments to the current two-year state budget. Continue reading “State Budget Agreement Prioritizes Public Education, Teacher Pay Raises, Tax Relief”
Raleigh, N.C. – The state budget will create a Reserve for Disaster Relief and transfer $60 million to the fund for emergency response, risk management, and infrastructure development needs in the event of another natural disaster in North Carolina. Continue reading “Disaster Relief Reserve to Receive $60 Million in State Budget”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House and Senate leaders on Thursday announced the state budget will include the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) program to facilitate the deployment of broadband to unserved communities in rural North Carolina. Continue reading “GREAT Program to Increase Rural Access to Broadband in North Carolina”