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Advocate urges board to convert local teacher supplement from percentage to fixed amount and raise pay to a living wage
Summary
A community speaker urged the board to increase local pay supplements for teachers and to change the supplement from a percentage to a fixed dollar amount, citing rising cost of living and multi-year shortfalls in teacher pay relative to a living wage.
Soren Pedersen, speaking during public comment Thursday, urged Buncombe County Board of Education members to make a meaningful increase in the district’s local teacher pay supplement and to change the supplement from a percentage to a flat dollar amount.
Pedersen presented a multi‑year comparison showing the gap between starting teacher pay and a calculated living wage. He said a decade ago starting…
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