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Soon North Carolina motorists will be able to personally support the state's public school teachers.
Last year the North Carolina General Assembly voted to end supplemental pay for teachers who earn master's degrees. Even teachers who were at the time enrolled in Master's programs would not get the ten percent supplement for their advanced degrees.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory returned Monday to Jamestown's Ragsdale High School – his alma mater - to announce an increase in pay for new teachers.
An advocacy group representing North Carolina teachers is suing the state.