GOP leaders say the NC budget offers ‘historic’ raises. A top education panel says it’s not enough.

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 588

Last Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

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Just weeks after the North Carolina General Assembly passed a $34 billion state budget that included 8% average raises for teachers over two years, the state’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education said it’s not enough.

The bipartisan panel, assembled in March by Democratic N.C. Gov. Josh Stein, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, has been working on recommendations to improve teacher training, student advancement, …

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