By Eric Johnson Courtesy UNC@Work ELIZABETH CITY – On a humid July night, with the sun setting behind the trees on the Elizabeth City State University campus, a crowd of parents and high school students gathered in front of Lane Hall. As the group looked on, a student volunteer dumped a whole pack of Mentos into… READ MORE
Commentary: Teacher shortage? Pay them.
North Carolina faces a looming crisis – a shortage of teachers. But putting and keeping great teachers in the classroom isn’t rocket science. Pay them. Gov. Pat McCrory likes to point out that North Carolina is now the 9th most-populous state in the nation. The governor also talks about responding to the marketplace. Markets are about… READ MORE
UNC board on teacher supply: “We have a crisis”
CARY – Leaders of the state’s public universities, community colleges and public schools gathered here Jan. 27 to confront a sharp decline in the supply of teachers in North Carolina. “I’m not going to make this easy. We have a crisis in North Carolina,” declared John Fennebresque, the chairman of the University of North Carolina… READ MORE
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