Teacher Pay in North Carolina

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.