The average teacher salary has increased since last year, but when considering inflation, teachers are taking home less than they did a decade ago, according to the nation’s largest teachers’ union.

The teacher pay penalty is the gap between the weekly wages of teachers and the wages of other college graduates. According to a new report from senior economist Sylvia Allegretto at the Center for ...

North Carolina ranks 43rd in average teacher salaries and 39th in starting teacher pay, according to the National Education Association. Mississippi ranks lower in both categories. A nonprofit found ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kyle Smitley writes about the intersection of schools and money. Katie Pausen (Detroit) unlocks a higher level of learning about ...

After a brief period of inactivity, more states and districts appear open to the idea of giving teachers additional pay for taking on certain kinds of roles or accelerating student achievement—with ...

Texas’ public education system funding was under the microscope this legislative session. Ahead of the start of the session, the Dallas Independent School District named increased funding for teacher ...

North Carolina's increases to teacher pay are being outpaced by most of the rest of the nation, a new report released Tuesday shows. The new report from the National Education Association — the nation ...

North Carolina's ranking for average public school teacher salary dropped five places — from 38th to 43rd in the nation — in the latest annual report from the National Education Association. The ...

Teacher salaries have been in the news in the past week. In his State of the State speech last week, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein called for an increase to teacher pay, with starting salaries for ...