North Carolina Association of Educators President Christina Cole spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 16. She discussed the recently passed state budget, and it’s implications for public education in the state. She discussed some of the nuance of the teacher’s pay raise, including the lack of retroactive pay, flat raises for veteran teachers, and more. She also talked about upcoming work of the NCAE.

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