Ben S. Humphries

6 days ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Ben S. Humphries |Mebane Rash |Chantal Brown

How to contact your lawmakers by Ben Humphries Contents The budget process is playing out in towns, counties, and school districts across North Carolina. Meanwhile, the state House and state Senate have both released their proposed budgets for the coming biennium, and lawmakers in Washington are negotiating the… Continue reading → Governor’s Educator Discovery Award invests in the professional development of educators by Mebane Rash Gov.

2 weeks ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Hannah McClellan |Ben S. Humphries |Liz Bell |Chantal Brown

House budget calls for master’s pay and higher raises for beginning teachers by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, Ben Humphries, Liz Bell and Chantal Brown Contents The North Carolina Republican-led House passed its 2025-27 budget plan on Thursday with strong bipartisan support, calling for an average 8.7% raise for teachers, with higher raises going toward beginning teachers.

2 weeks ago | ednc.org | Hannah McClellan |Ben S. Humphries |Liz Bell |Chantal Brown

The North Carolina Republican-led House passed its 2025-27 budget plan on Thursday with strong bipartisan support, calling for an average 8.7% raise for teachers, with higher raises going toward beginning teachers. Most other state employees would receive an across-the-board raise of 2.5% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. In comparison, the Senate budget would give most state employees an across-the-board raise of 1.25% in FY 2025-26, along with a $3,000 raise over the biennium.

3 weeks ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Ben S. Humphries |Chantal Brown |Liz Bell |Hannah McClellan

Which education bills are still under consideration at the General Assembly? by Ben Humphries, Chantal Brown, Liz Bell and Hannah Vinueza McClellan Contents K-12Early ChildhoodCommunity collegesAll education-related bills that made crossover The General Assembly’s crossover deadline was May 8.

3 weeks ago | ednc.org | Ben S. Humphries |Chantal Brown |Liz Bell |Hannah McClellan

The General Assembly’s crossover deadline was May 8. After that day, most bills that haven’t been passed by at least one chamber — and therefore haven’t “crossed over” to the other — are no longer able to become law this session. Bill filing deadlines and the crossover deadline are adopted at the beginning of each legislative session in an effort to pace the session and prevent it from dragging on late into the summer. However, there are some exceptions to the crossover rule.