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Overview of NC Legislative Impacts

 

Legislative Action Budget Year

2008-2009

Budget Year

2017-2018

Teacher Pay 25th in the US 37th in the US
Per Pupil Spending 40th in the US 39th in the US
Pay for Master’s Degree YES NO
Teacher Career Status/Due Process YES NO
Retirement Health Benefits YES Not for new hires 

after 2021

Teaching Fellows Program ~500 annual scholarships  ~150 annual scholarships 
Cap of 100 Charter Schools YES No cap
Vouchers for Private Schools NO YES
A-F School Performance Letter Grades NO YES
Virtual Charter Schools NO YES
State Takeover of Schools NO YES
Education Savings Accounts NO YES
Municipal Controlled/Funded  

Charter Schools

NO YES
Students in Traditional Public Schools ~90% ~80%

Last revised September 2019

Teacher Pay: State lawmakers have been increasing teacher pay in recent years but have primarily focused on beginning teacher salaries. Many of our most experienced teachers have not had significant pay increases. Read more in Facts on Teacher Salaries.

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