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You can visit the Harricanes if they are still there.
To get there.
It's down the road a spell. Neither here or there. Might be in Wake County or in Granville County or in Franklin County. According to some, the center of the Harricanes was Pocomoke in western Franklin County. But according to others, the Harricanes sat right on the Granville/Wake County line.
Anyway you will know it when you see it.
People everywhere really appreciate being made fun of.
It's obvious you have some kind of weird problem with the state of affairs in NC...from one liberal to another, all the complaining comes off as very immature and makes us all look bad. There are better ways to express yourself without constantly disparaging the state, and I hope you'll discover them as you get older.
Not to worried about the weather. Up here mid summer doesn't become a suffering dry heat just this 80 thick as soup muggy thunderstorm weather.
80ºF in summer here in NC is very cool. Try 90s and the occasional 100s, and very HUMID.
I'm having a little trouble following your questions. In general there's been a lot of noise about the state government not supporting public school teachers and low pay. People from some other areas of the country say public schools in NC fall short of the mark, but it really depends on the particular school. Overall I think the state is somewhere near the middle of the pack for test scores and near the bottom of the pack for pay.
As for medical jobs, the Triangle, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, is the clear winner over Charlotte. There are two major teaching hospitals here, UNC Chapel Hill, and Duke. Plus numerous pharmaceutical and biomedical companies in RTP. Of course there are nursing jobs in Charlotte, too, though.
80ºF in summer here in NC is very cool. Try 90s and the occasional 100s, and very HUMID.
I'm having a little trouble following your questions. In general there's been a lot of noise about the state government not supporting public school teachers and low pay. People from some other areas of the country say public schools in NC fall short of the mark, but it really depends on the particular school. Overall I think the state is somewhere near the middle of the pack for test scores and near the bottom of the pack for pay.
As for medical jobs, the Triangle, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, is the clear winner over Charlotte. There are two major teaching hospitals here, UNC Chapel Hill, and Duke. Plus numerous pharmaceutical and biomedical companies in RTP. Of course there are nursing jobs in Charlotte, too, though.
You're right on both accounts, although in some rankings NC is very high in overall quality...as high as #7. Starting salary for the state of NC is low, but in systems where the COL is higher there is a healthy supplement to offset the cost. In the urban/suburban counties starting salary is normally somewhere near $40K - and it goes up from there with experience and extra certifications/degrees. The highest starting salary in the U.S. is $48K in NJ...a good bit more than NC but a drastically different COL.
You're right on both accounts, although in some rankings NC is very high in overall quality...as high as #7. Starting salary for the state of NC is low, but in systems where the COL is higher there is a healthy supplement to offset the cost. In the urban/suburban counties starting salary is normally somewhere near $40K - and it goes up from there with experience and extra certifications/degrees. The highest starting salary in the U.S. is $48K in NJ...a good bit more than NC but a drastically different COL.
But starting salary isn't the only measure. NC teachers with a bachelor degree max out at $56,000 (and thats after 35 YEARS), many other states have much higher salaries for experienced teachers. That is the real box NC is putting itself into...its going to be very difficult to retain good teachers for a long career.
And not all states with higher teacher salaries also have significantly higher COL.
Plus they did away with the master's pay, so there's absolutely no incentive to further your education if you're staying in NC. My wife was one of the last ones to get that bonus pay, and she makes $40K after 6 years in (which includes master's bonus and the county supplement). Only way they're starting at $40k is if they have a HUGE supplement.
And $40k is gross, not net. I think her take home is $2800/mo. So $28k a year take home. In other words, **** pay considering the work.
Plus they did away with the master's pay, so there's absolutely no incentive to further your education if you're staying in NC. My wife was one of the last ones to get that bonus pay, and she makes $40K after 6 years in (which includes master's bonus and the county supplement). Only way they're starting at $40k is if they have a HUGE supplement.
And $40k is gross, not net. I think her take home is $2800/mo. So $28k a year take home. In other words, **** pay considering the work.
Just to be clear...the "they" you are referring to is the republican controlled general assembly. This action reversed the master's pay instituted by the previously democratic controlled general assembly. You might want to re-think your statement on the "Roy Cooper should resign" thread. Party does matter, because political philosophies differ.
I don't need to re-think it. Both parties are out to enrich themselves at the expense of the citizens.
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