The Republican budget will result in the loss of thousands of education positions. Remember that oft-repeated claim? Some critics put the job losses at 10,000 or more. Were the doomsdayer’s right? This morning the Department of Public Instruction posted public school personnel statistics for 2012 -13 to its web site. The data is on full-time [...]
More Realistic Look at State Pension Fund Would Reveal Even Larger Hole
In his daily column at Carolina Journal today, John Hood informs us of a potential change in how liabilities for North Carolina’s pension plan for retired state teachers and employees is calculated could shed some rather discouraging – but realistic – light onto the true condition of the pension system. Bond-rating agencies and regulators are about to [...]
New school personnel numbers not what you’d expect
A review of preliminary 2011-12 school personnel data from the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) shows some surprising results. While there was a net loss of 4,700 employees — federal and local school employees declined by about 7,300 and 2,100 respectively – the state actually added about 4,700 school employees — including about 2,100 [...]
NCAE Union Thug Restricts Teachers’ Access to Information
Yesterday the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) held their One Voice rally in downtown Raleigh. Civitas Institute staff was also present distributing a recent analysis highlighting how NCAE executive compensation has increased throughout the economic recession while many people have had to cut back. Despite Civitas staff politely handing out printed material on public [...]
Legislature to Review Teacher Tenure
Yesterday Senators Jerry Tillman (R-Montgomery) Fletcher Hartsell (R- Cabarrus) and Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell) introduced legislation (S. 423) to have the Joint Education Oversight Committee begin a study of the teacher tenure law. Such studies are typically a precursor to significant legislative changes in the upcoming session. The bill was sponsored by 25 Senators — half the membership of the [...]
