Teacher pay
From today's paper, this story tells how the state will reimburse school systems for teach pay increases, even if those teachers are locally paid.
This is a big deal for the school districts, especially ones like Guilford. Although the state pays the salaries for the bulk of teachers, some salaries are covered by local tax dollars. When state-paid teachers get a raise, which usually means the taxpayers are ponying up more money for local teachers.
School superintendents are very reluctant to have teachers on two different pay scale systems. But finding a lot of cash - almost $400,000 in Guilford County's case - in the middle of the fiscal year is no mean feat.
More education fun, including the latest on paper supply shortages in Guilford County, over at The Chalkboard.