Teachers applaud early-career raises but ask, 'What's to keep me around?' episode artwork

EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 4 MIN

Teachers applaud early-career raises but ask, 'What's to keep me around?'

from WUNC-FM: News · host Liz Schlemmer

Republican lawmakers gave a preview of a new teacher pay plan that would significantly raise the floor for starting teacher pay, but teachers say they also worry about the ceiling.

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Teachers applaud early-career raises but ask, 'What's to keep me around?'

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Republican lawmakers gave a preview of a new teacher pay plan that would significantly raise the floor for starting teacher pay, but teachers say they also worry about the ceiling.

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