NC governor calls for large teacher pay raises, more education jobs
RALEIGH — Public school teachers should get a 9.1 percent raise over the next two years, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday when he unveiled highlights of the education portion of his budget proposals.Cooper said his plan would put North Carolina on pace to become the highest-paying state for teachers in the Southeast.”North Carolina ranks 37th in teacher pay, and that’s not good enough,” Cooper said in a press release. “We need to put our schools first, and that […]
