Sentences with phrase «legislators raise teacher salaries»

The association is demanding state lawmakers freeze scheduled tax breaks for corporations and those earning more than $ 200,000 a year until legislators raise teacher salaries and per - pupil spending to the national average.

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Legislators raised teacher contributions to the pension plan from 8 percent of salary to 14.5 percent today.

Prominent in the discussions surrounding teacher pay, in addition to the one - time bonuses proposed by McCrory and raises targeting early - career teachers, will be the state's salary schedule for educators, an ever - shifting model that, since it was revised by legislators in 2014, drops teachers into multiple pay tiers.