North Carolina teachers

In North Carolina, there’s a shortage of quality, affordable child care options — especially on a teacher’s salary. Educators who become parents can find themselves with no choice but to leave the profession they thought was their calling.

A report published last week calls attention to the challenges faced by Latinx education leaders in North Carolina. The findings show a need for increased representation and access to opportunities.

 

Radio Camper, Jonathan Alexander, interviews Amy Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald is a creative writing teacher at R.J. Reynolds High School and a member of the band, Aquatic Ceremony.

Legislation making it a felony for a student to assault a North Carolina school teacher has been scaled back. The change makes it a felony only for a repeat offense.

A new survey shows that North Carolina teacher pay remains well below the national average. The survey was conducted before raises that were included in this year's budget.

Kindergarten teacher Yen Gates is leading her class in a lesson on building sentences. In a small corner of her class, Anthony Freeman is using a board game to teach phonics to a small group of three students.

A judge has ruled North Carolina teachers who already have tenure are allowed to keep it.