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NC did that years ago
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 7:54 am
By: John Steed
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Merit-based teacher pay rewards excellence and encourages outstanding teachers to enter and remain in the profession
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House, Senate, and governor have each released their budget proposals for the upcoming biennium
Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2023 @ 8:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This will put average teacher pay in North Carolina at $59,121 by the end of FY 2024–25.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Visits Huntingtowne Farms Elementary in Charlotte to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education from Extreme Legislation
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 12:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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Last Wednesday, North Carolina House leadership released a biennial budget proposal that over the next two years would, among other things, increase spending on public schools, raise average teacher pay by more than 10%, and expand school choice.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 7:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public school teachers would receive “a substantial investment” of a minimum 10% pay bump under a resolution passed March 2 by the North Carolina State Board of Education.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 10:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Teacher pay; in North Carolina, it’s the topic that never goes away.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 2:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Grant support to boost compensation for North Carolina’s early care and learning teachers and staff will continue through December 2023, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today.
Published: Monday, September 19th, 2022 @ 1:36 am
By: ENC NOW
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Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses a proposal to change the way North Carolina pays public school teachers.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 3:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state's current system prioritizes years of service and credentialing for teachers in determining pay. Top education leaders say a new proposal would revamp that structure, putting more emphasis on performance and provide clear pathways for advancement.
Published: Sunday, August 7th, 2022 @ 9:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) declared the average teacher in North Carolina earned about $55,905 in 2021-22.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, the Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC), a commission created by legislation in 2017 to advise the State Board of Education on establishing high standards for educators, presented a comprehensive teacher pay proposal
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 2:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carolina Journal by Video - CXVI: Locke’s Terry Stoops responds to proposed N.C. teacher pay changesThe Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Friday, April 8th, 2022 @ 7:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Chad Adelman and Katherine Silberstein of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University seem to think so. That’s the topic they tackle in a new Edunomics brief.
Published: Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 @ 1:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The new state budget provides an increase of 1.3 percent for each step of the salary schedule. In addition to several bonuses the budget also gives teachers an average 5 percent pay raise over two years.
Published: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 @ 2:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Tar Heel State’s budget for the new biennium includes $100 million in supplemental pay for public school teachers in some of the state’s smallest, poorest counties.
Published: Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 @ 2:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina lawmakers included a new $100 million fund in the state budget to increase teacher pay supplements in low-wealth counties that are unable to match higher salaries in wealthier counties.
Published: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 @ 1:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced his intent to sign the legislative budget, citing necessary investments in teacher and state employee pay, critical infrastructure and aid to help families and businesses emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 6:55 am
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Senate rolled out a budget proposal this week that would expand school choice across the state while raising teacher pay and seeking to remedy student learning losses due to closed classrooms because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, July 1st, 2021 @ 7:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Are nurse anesthetists overpaid by 74%? Are telemarketers underpaid by 25%?
Published: Sunday, May 9th, 2021 @ 5:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Public school teachers in North Carolina receive an average annual salary of $53,392 for the current school year, according to the latest figures from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Published: Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Companion Legislation Would Increase Teacher Pay For Years 15-24
Published: Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 @ 9:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper is the classic "do as a say not as a do" politician.
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2020 @ 12:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Violent scenes of anarchy in cities like Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon, and the nation’s capital are a reminder that police have dangerous and difficult jobs.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 7:48 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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NCAE is surly – again.
Published: Monday, June 15th, 2020 @ 8:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Teacher pay is always a lively topic in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2020 @ 9:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina teachers and other state employees won’t pay out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatments through June 1.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians support Governor Roy Cooper’s push for increased school funding, higher teacher pay raises and affordable healthcare by wide margins, a new poll release Friday shows.
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 8:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday The Raleigh News and Observer ran an article titled, North Carolina teachers may go on strike for higher pay and Medicaid expansion.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 @ 2:15 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The General Assembly is going home without raising teacher pay and without passing a full budget.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2020 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In all likelihood, Gov. Roy Cooper will have a competitive race for reelection in his bid for a second term in 2020.
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2019 @ 11:47 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Governor Cooper met with teachers in Durham to talk about the need for a significant pay raise.
Published: Monday, November 25th, 2019 @ 3:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today sent a letter to Republican legislative leadership encouraging them to stay in Raleigh and negotiate teacher pay with him.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 7:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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Roy Cooper once again is displaying his blatant hypocrisy on corporate taxes.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 12:48 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper called on legislators to stand with him and North Carolina’s teachers to demand negotiations on a real pay raise for all educators on the state payroll.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 8:11 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Republican Party spokesman Jeff Hauser released the following statement after Governor Cooper vetoed teacher pay raises and additional tax relief
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2019 @ 9:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes, said one of his teaching colleagues inadvertently took a pay cut.
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 @ 7:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican lawmakers are forcing their Democratic colleagues to choose between sustaining Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto or securing higher teacher pay raises.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2019 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Governor Cooper announced the creation of the Governor's Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming at Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 10:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Months after the start of school, Republican legislative leaders are passing yet another sweeping corporate tax cut, but they still have not done anything to raise teacher pay.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 12:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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