North Carolina teachers are trying to spread the message that they could leave the profession if they don’t get enough of a pay raise from the state.
Compensation and school funding were concerns that the state Department of Public Instruction said were frequently mentioned in the 2026 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions survey. The State Board of Education will get a presentation on the new survey results on Wednesday, less than a week after thousands of educators marched on Raleigh.
“Some comments described teachers working additional jobs, struggling to keep pace with rising costs, or questioning whether compensation reflects the demands and responsibilities of the profession,” DPI said in its summary of the survey findings. “Others connected funding concerns to classroom-level conditions, including staffing, class size, instructional resources, and the ability of schools to provide adequate support for students…