RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s proposed new teacher licensure system would be a pioneering experiment in deciding whether someone can be a teacher based on student growth.
If approved, North Carolina would join just two other states — Maryland and Louisiana — in requiring its 100,000 teachers to prove they are effective teachers to receive a full license and to renew the license, according to the National Council on Teacher Quality.
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The effort would also significantly increase teacher pay and create more teacher leadership positions — moves aimed at enticing more teachers into the ranks and stemming an ongoing exodus of educators.
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