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The superintendent of Wake County Schools has shared a budget proposal that would require a 9% increase in county funding to pay for school employee raises and other school improvements.

A Wake County teacher has launched an online tool to help teachers calculate how much money they've lost over their careers due to inflation.

The North Carolina Board of Education unanimously approved a statement today calling for the pay boost.

Education reform can be highly polarizing. But there's one proposal in North Carolina that's had support from Republicans and Democrats alike. It's a program that gives teachers a way to advance their careers while mentoring others. Now state policymakers want to bring it to schools statewide.

The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission voted on Thursday to back a summary of licensure and compensation goals to pass along to the State Board of Education. The commission already has been refining a licensure and pay plan that ultimately would need buy-in from the board and funding from the General Assembly.

State education officials are working on a plan to overhaul how teachers are paid and licensed and they're seeking feedback. Here's what to know.

Teacher turnover. Burnout. Short-staffed schools. After two years in a pandemic, for many people, life is getting back to some semblance of normal. With the end of virtual classes and mask mandates, schools are also returning to their pre-pandemic routines — but teachers say schools are not back to normal.

This week in politics: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court and is set to become the first Black woman to sit on the court in its 233-year history; a preliminary proposal at the state level could shift how public school teachers are licensed and compensated; And former President Donald Trump visits Johnston County on Saturday in the latest reminder of his domineering shadow over Republican Party politics.

The new model would create an alternative pathway for becoming a teacher and advanced roles that could increase a teacher's pay.

Educators will see more money in their paychecks this year from a combination of raises, bonuses and a new county-based supplement for teacher pay.