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‘The state of North Carolina has failed in its duty to fund public schools’: Majority of Currituck board of education travels to Raleigh to advocate for higher teacher pay

Three women stand indoors in one photo, and in another photo, one woman stands outside with a sign reading, "Stop losing teachers to VA"

Left: Currituck County Board of Education members (l-r) Emily Crodick, Chair Dana Parker and Sandi Ayres smile in Raleigh on the first day of the North Carolina General Assembly’s short session, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Photo courtesy Currituck County Schools) Right: Currituck County Board of Education member Melissa Harrison participates in the North Carolina Association of Educators’ “Kids Over Corporations” rally in Raleigh on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Photo courtesy Melissa Harrison)


By Corinne Saunders


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