tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post3850648360210882720..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Teacher pay, taxes and charters: What's on tableUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52393300686028121272014-05-29T21:16:28.238-04:002014-05-29T21:16:28.238-04:00Teachers will never get a fair shake in NC. It'...Teachers will never get a fair shake in NC. It's something in the water around Raleigh? Is there a teacher hating cult that our state leaders belong to? South Carolina is way more Republican then NC and we don't have theses issues. Not all public schools are bad. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Tar Heels are a little light upstairs. They need a Gamecock to straighten them out. To many Yankees in NC.. Messing up the works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43770452513094599242014-05-27T14:38:39.066-04:002014-05-27T14:38:39.066-04:008:22 a.m., that's what I love about the commen...8:22 a.m., that's what I love about the comments -- I was not aware of that connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-91589046109756852972014-05-27T08:22:38.110-04:002014-05-27T08:22:38.110-04:00there is a reason why Fletcher Hartsell wants loca...there is a reason why Fletcher Hartsell wants local school boards in charge of charters. The Cabarrus County school board actually approved HIS online charter school and the state rejected it. Hartsell works for K12, an online charter school company.<br /><br />I do hope the state does away with voucher program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57529298533860851942014-05-27T06:54:54.180-04:002014-05-27T06:54:54.180-04:00An observer dream is happening in education right ...An observer dream is happening in education right before our eyes. <br />Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-13398453021812231842014-05-27T05:49:40.297-04:002014-05-27T05:49:40.297-04:00Wiley , 1) we don't have a choice as all the g...Wiley , 1) we don't have a choice as all the great teachers are leaving. 2) its not a tax increase for those that live in the county its actually a tax decrease. For those that poach their income of our backs I am done caring. Keith W. HurleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24782857090052108182014-05-26T13:29:27.008-04:002014-05-26T13:29:27.008-04:00I believe in representative government. What bothe...I believe in representative government. What bothers me is the lack of representation. I work hard and live in a good neighborhood. I like my kid's school and appreciate the work of their teachers. I don't know one person that does not believe in having a pay plan and raise for teachers. Democrats, Republicans or Independents. 7 years with frozen pay. Why can't NC just have a common sense pay plan? Why is this clown in Raleigh talking about 2017? How many good teachers are we going to lose from now until then? Are they trying to ruin our schools? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31280376980486607622014-05-26T12:43:17.394-04:002014-05-26T12:43:17.394-04:0010:14,this is not Minnesota or Ohio.. Sorry, texti...10:14,this is not Minnesota or Ohio.. Sorry, texting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-47122488789826858752014-05-26T12:37:05.892-04:002014-05-26T12:37:05.892-04:00In 2008' Beverly Purdue once hailed Peter Gorm...In 2008' Beverly Purdue once hailed Peter Gorman for all the great work he was doing on a teacher "pay for performance" plan. The theater teacher at my local high school was on a committee to make up a test for interruptive dance. After millions of dollars spent and time wasted, the plan was scrapped.<br />In 2014, the state government is talking about the same thing. Making a plan for 2017. "new boss, same as the old boss." Sorry teachers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-73189324231874223852014-05-26T12:00:59.519-04:002014-05-26T12:00:59.519-04:00Mississippi has a much lower cost of living and te...Mississippi has a much lower cost of living and teachers are on a pay plan. Mississippi does not have the teacher turn over rate of NC. Mississippi also has many more homegrown teachers. Please do not compare yourself to Mississippi. We keep our teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-55858036994853584212014-05-26T10:14:32.614-04:002014-05-26T10:14:32.614-04:00I think most people believe teachers need a pay pl...I think most people believe teachers need a pay plan. Every state in the union has a teacher pay plan. Every time I pick up a news paper, there's a new pay plan for teachers. Nothing ever seems to happen. Mcory just rolled out a new plan for next year. Why is this guy making a bill for 2017? I have come to the conclusion that this state is broken. What start up is going to want to come here? Last year at this time teachers where getting arrested. This is Minnesota or Ohio where teachers are making 80,000 to 100,000 thousand. This makes our state look foolish. Tech companies are looking to get out of California. We are in a competition and we look like Mississippi. The business community put on a rally for teachers last year in charlotte. This is how bad it has gotten. Wake up!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-17732172741445685042014-05-26T09:57:44.198-04:002014-05-26T09:57:44.198-04:00I used not care about teacher pay. Then I had kids...I used not care about teacher pay. Then I had kids. My daughter's teacher, also her swim lesson instructor is moving to another state for a 15k increase. I don't mind paying for teachers, but I want the money to go to teachers. I don't want the money to go to people in cubicles downtown or some new save the children program. If there's money in fracking, go for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-836547193728863182014-05-26T08:04:23.338-04:002014-05-26T08:04:23.338-04:00If this was fracking it would have been settled of...If this was fracking it would have been settled off site by the lobbyists quickly, Larry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-51013291397175088632014-05-26T07:46:41.784-04:002014-05-26T07:46:41.784-04:00What about Mcory's plan? What was the point? ...What about Mcory's plan? What was the point? I have a feeling, teachers are going to get the shaft again. Just go teachers.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-18410146924294016552014-05-26T07:27:32.306-04:002014-05-26T07:27:32.306-04:00Property tax increases for teacher pay? Absolutely...Property tax increases for teacher pay? Absolutely a big <b>NO!</b><br /><br />Giving foxes a part time job in charge of the hen house; public schools and universities in charge of charters? Another big <b>NO!</b>Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-54008969463612064512014-05-26T06:17:50.696-04:002014-05-26T06:17:50.696-04:00NO , What these folks mean is Mecklenburg county i...NO , What these folks mean is Mecklenburg county is going to lobby the state for work tax. Anyone not living in the county per their zip code on their pay check pays a graduated 3% tax for us supplying their job.Once you hit $100k it sides to 2% and over $250k its 1.5%. If you happen to get caught using a friend or parents zip code to escape the tax its a one time garnishment penalty of $10,000. Mecklenburg county can now pay its teachers a living age and some I said some other county employees could get wage increases. The county tax payers also could have their tax rates reduced by a large percentage as well. Do it now as the surrounding counties are growing by 10% every year . They move to save and we provide jobs so they can earn. Its just a simple formula that many cities use to keep up the pace. Keith W. HurleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com