08-04-2025
New NC bill would allow public schools to hire unlicensed teachers
North Carolina public schools may soon be able to hire unlicensed teachers.
The Raleigh News & Observer reports it's part House Bill 806, which was filed Monday and sponsored by local Republican state representative Tricia Cotham.
Under the bill, only 50 percent of teachers would have to have a license at each school. Right now, that number is 100 percent, the Raleigh News & Observer says.
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The 'Public School Operational Relief' bill would also drop Kindergarten through third grade class-size limits, changing them instead to class-size 'recommendations.'
The Raleigh News & Observer says a state report released last week showed the teacher turnover rate was nearly 10 percent.
That means nearly one out of every 10 teachers left the profession between March 2023 and March 2024, The Raleigh News & Observer reports. Read more here.
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