“When thousands of teachers rally in downtown Raleigh on Friday, one of the top issues they are seeking to change is their pay.
North Carolina does not offer master’s pay for teachers who earned their master’s degrees after 2013.
Republican leaders got rid of the pay bump, saying master’s degrees don’t improve student outcomes. Since then, House leadership have proposed bringing it back for teachers whose master’s degrees are in the subject they teach.”
—WRAL News, ‘We’re not being compensated fairly:’ NC teacher struggles to raise six children