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Asheville cost of living is more than teacher pay


Gov. Roy Cooper took notice of teacher pay discrepancy in his fiscal years 2021-23 budget recommendations. 
Cooper proposes the state appropriate $268.9 million in fiscal year 2022 and $439.3 million in fiscal year 2023 in teacher pay “to decrease pay disparity between educators and similarly credentialed and experienced professionals in other fields,” his recommendation states. 
“This budget also works to make good on our state’s Constitutional duty to make sure every child has access to a sound basic education,” Cooper said in a press release. “We know how to do that: Attract and keep good teachers with competitive pay and recruit young people to make teaching a career.” ....

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Even with annual raise, local teachers still aren't paid enough to live in Asheville


Even with annual raise, local teachers still aren t paid enough to live in Asheville
Shelby Harris, Asheville Citizen Times
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Joanne Robert, a 7th grade math teacher at Asheville Middle School, encourages drivers to honk their horns during the “Our Schools Deserve Funds Now” rally at Vance Memorial in downtown Asheville January 15, 2020. We are the profession that makes every profession possible, said Robert, who is in her 35th year of teaching.
Both Asheville City and Buncombe County schools included pay increases for teachers in their fiscal year 2022 budget requests to Buncombe County Commissioners.
However, even with the raise, many Asheville teachers still might not be able to make ends meet, some say. ....

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