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North Carolina Teachers Ready to Rise Up January 9, 2026 If you were a teacher in North Carolina, what would you do if you found out your pay ranked 43rd in the nation ? If schools were poorly resourced—with per-pupil spending ranked second to last among all states—and students had to make do with untrained substitutes instead of robustly supported, highly educated teachers? What if you knew that moving across the state line and teaching there would mean making $15,000 more

RALEIGH — The American Federation of Teachers added a North Carolina teacher professional association to its ranks this month. The Professional Educators of North Carolina joined the ranks of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on Oct. 14 and is now known as AFPENC, according to the group’s website . “With the strength of the AFT behind us, we are embracing a larger movement that champions fairness, democracy, opportunity and high-quality public education for all,” AFP

Professional Educators of North Carolina becomes affiliate of national teachers union WFAE | By Kenneth Lee Jr. Published October 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM EDT