It’s called HB1130.

It does a lot of things that might help retain teachers in North Carolina.

That NC Newsline story linked above also mentions the current Republican lawmakers’ proposals to raise teacher pay.

“As best we can tell, (this is) the largest average teacher pay increase at least since 2006, and one of the largest that we’ve seen in probably the last 30 years or so,” House Speaker Destin Hall said during a press conference last month announcing the plan.

Just remember to not confuse “average” with “actual” raises. If you were paying someone $10 an hour and raise that by one dollar, then you can claim a %10 raise. What people may not consider is that the hourly rate beforehand was already low.

Kelly VanHorn, a Mecklenburg County teacher, pointed to state data showing teacher attrition rates between 14% to 18% during the 2024-25 school year. Replacing a teacher can cost districts about $25,000, she said.

“Many of the veterans are going next door to South Carolina and Virginia,” VanHorn said. “Their pay increases about $23,000 for crossing the border.”

And as of right now, we have a lot of vacancies.