McCrory Campaign Releases New TV Ad On Education And Teacher Pay, "Raise" | Eastern NC Now

    Raleigh, N.C.     Today, The Pat McCrory Committee announced a new television ad, "Raise."


    Pat McCrory: You know for years, teacher pay in North Carolina had been declining. Ended up near the bottom. Then I became governor and gave teachers the largest pay raise in the country. We've raised it every year since and our high school graduation rate is now the highest in history. That's investing in our future. Average teacher pay next year will be over fifty thousand dollars. And, that's just the start.



    Passed the largest teacher pay raise in the country and raised it every year since, with average teacher pay now over $50,000 per year (John Locke Foundation, 3/18/2015; Civitas Institute, 5/9/2016; The News & Observer, 6/27/2016)

• 2014-2015 Budget: Largest teacher pay raise in the country
• 2015-2016 Budget: Increased starting salary + bonus
• 2016-2017 Budget: Increased average pay to over $50,000 + benefits

    North Carolina teacher pay has increased more, faster than any other state in the country since Governor McCrory took office (Report: "Rankings of the states 2015 and estimates of school statistics 2016," National Education Association, 5/13/2016)

    North Carolina's 4-year graduation rate is at an all-time high (North Carolina Department of Public Instruction)

    North Carolina schools rank #19 best in the country in 2016, up drastically from #37 in 2014 according to Wallet Hub's study of the states with the best schools in the country (Ranking of the Best And Worst School Systems, Wallet Hub 2016)

    North Carolina ranks 10th in the nation and 2nd in the southeast for state level of investment in education (Report: "Rankings of the states 2015 and estimates of school statistics 2016," National Education Association, 5/13/2016)

    Textbook funding has tripled under Governor McCrory (Office of State Budget & Management; Press Release: Office of the Governor, 7/14/2016)


    Voted to cut education funding by $340 million while serving in the legislature (Report, p.46: "Overview: Fiscal and budgetary actions," Fiscal Research Division, North Carolina General Assembly)

    Let North Carolina teacher pay fall to the bottom in the nation, tumbling 15.7% between 2002-2012 - more than any other state in the country (National Education Association; News & Observer, 6/24/2016)

• Contact: The Pat McCrory Committee
•     media@patmccrory.com