This week, students and educators across the Charlotte area return to school. WCNC's Ben Thompson spoke to a CMS teacher and a district board member about the start of a new school year. They worry this year's pay raise may not be enough to keep and retain teachers.
"A lot of our veteran teachers are still struggling because their pay raise is smaller. The pay raise is heavily weighted at the earlier entry points for teachers and the newer teachers," Cheek said.
Longtime teachers like Justin Parmenter have watched colleagues leave for more lucrative positions outside of teaching.
"We've got people who are seeing, you know, greener grass on the other side of the fence and leaving," Parmenter said.
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