State Board of Education warns proposed NC teacher pay plan leaves veterans behind

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 487

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Members of the State Board of Education this week raised concerns that North Carolina’s proposed plan to raise teacher pay leaves veteran teachers behind.

Last month, Republican lawmakers announced plans for an average 8% raise in teacher pay over two years, with the largest percentage gains heavily front-loaded toward early-career teachers.

The plan would raise starting teacher pay to $48,000, a figure House Speaker Destin Hall said would make North Carolina the top state in …

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