Kirk Ross with Carolina Public Press breaks down the new state budget:
State employees would see a $1,000 raise and teachers who are willing to give up their due process rights would get an 11 percent bump in salary as part of a $21.1 billion budget plan passed by the Senate just after midnight on Saturday.
The plan, which passed 32 to 10 with only one Democrat voting for it, would swap cuts to the education budget, including elimination of state support for about 7,400 teaching assistants, to help pay for the raises, which would cost roughly $465 million.
About 57,000 veteran teachers would be required to give up their tenure rights in order to qualify for the pay raise. …
For the full story, go to carolinapublicpress.org.
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