Almost 40 year-round schools in WCPSS have been in session since July 7th. Educators at the remaining 130+ schools will receive students on August 24th. This is just over two calendar weeks away. And WCPSS is still operating on an interim budget. We need budget decisions. Now. As previously published, here are budget approaches that […]
As the momentum builds during budget negotiations, WakeEd wanted to share with you where we stand on several state budget items. A comparison of the three proposed budgets are provided below. We’ve highlighted the budget approach that WakeEd supports for each of these issues. Teacher Pay: Increase pay for teachers and fully fund a career
The Wake County Commissioners voted Monday to approve and adopt an amended budget. This budget provides a $44.6 million increase over last year\’s local fiscal support to the Wake County Public School System. The total amount of support for WCPSS will be $386 million. County Manager Jim Hartmann has described the budget as, “we are
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The NC House of Representatives voted early this morning to approve a budget that includes a more than six percent increase in spending of education dollars. Some highlights include: Raise beginning teacher pay to $35,000 per year Provide 2 percent raises for all other teachers Includes moving all teachers forward one step on salary schedule
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We hope you’ll join us next Thursday for “Beyond the Bucks: What Matters Most to Teachers” next Thursday, May 28th at 8:00a.m., co-hosted by WakeEd Partnership and the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. This year’s program will focus on teacher recruitment, retention, and development and what can be done to improve the teacher experience. Barnett
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The last week of April featured the all-important legislative crossover deadline. WakeEd has been following several bills that address drivers education funding, teacher pay, financial flexibility, and calendar flexibility. We thought a review of how these bills have moved through the General Assembly would be helpful. As a reminder, bills that are introduced must be
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