Teachers are the most significant in-school factor for student success and the most important thing we can do to improve our education system is to recruit, prepare, support, and retain great talent for our schools.
BEST NC’s new report Teacher Pay in North Carolina: A Smart Investment in Student Achievement examines how existing teacher pay structures fail to address decades-long shifts in our national workforce and are inadequate for meeting the personal and professional needs of teachers. The report provides a set of strategic recommendations to significantly increase and improve the pay structure for teachers.
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PERCENT BEGINNING TEACHERS IN NORTH CAROLINA K-12 TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BY DISTRICT (2020-21) – page 9
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PERCENTAGE OF NORTH CAROLINA TEACHERS NOT FULLY LICENSED, BY DISTRICT (2020-21)– page 10
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K-12 TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER DEPARTURE RATES, BY DISTRICT (2021-22) – page 10
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AVERAGE LOCAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT OF TEACHERS IN NORTH CAROLINA TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS (2021-22) – page 17
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AVERAGE ADVANTAGE OR PENALTY PER STATE-FUNDED TEACHER IN K-12 TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS (2021-22) – page 20
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TEACHER SALARY VS. MEDIAN BACHELOR’S DEGREE HOLDER SALARY IN COUNTY, BY DISTRICT (2019) – page 42
From BEST NC's Blog:
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay, a Key Strategy for Teacher Compensation
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay, a Key Strategy for Teacher Compensation A comprehensive, professional compensation plan includes layered pay strategies that build on one another to ensure the recruitment and retention of a high-quality workforce. This is the fourth in a series of blogs highlighting best practices in teacher pay featured […]
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay, a Common Practice for High-Skilled Professionals
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay, a Common Practice for High-Skilled Professionals A comprehensive, professional compensation plan includes layered pay strategies that build on one another to ensure the recruitment and retention of a high-quality workforce. This is the third in a series of blogs highlighting best practices in teacher pay featured […]
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay to Provide a Living Wage
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay to Provide a Living Wage A comprehensive, professional compensation plan includes layered pay strategies that build on one another to ensure the recruitment and retention of a high-quality workforce. This is the second in a series of blogs highlighting best practices in teacher pay featured in […]
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay for Professional Growth
Best Practices in Teacher Pay: Front-Loading Base Pay for Professional Growth A comprehensive, professional compensation plan includes layered pay strategies that build on one another to ensure the recruitment and retention of a high-quality workforce. This is the first in a series of blogs highlighting best practices in teacher pay featured in detail in […]
BEST NC Releases Comprehensive Teacher Pay Report
BEST NC Releases Comprehensive Teacher Pay Report In 2023, BEST NC released a new report on teacher pay entitled Teacher Pay in North Carolina: A Smart Investment in Student Achievement. The BEST NC team, along with leading economists and experts from across the country examined the complex issue of teacher pay. In our analysis, we […]