«Today, I am following through on that promise and introducing an aggressive education budget that will
bring average teacher pay to more than $ 50,000 for the first time in state history.»
It's an important year for teacher raises, as many public education advocates point out recent pay increases passed on by GOP leadership in the legislature have
brought the average teacher pay in North Carolina to just 42nd in the nation, with average pay of more than $ 47,000.