claim: "republicans in the general assembly cut teacher pay so much when they took over in 2011 that even with recent pay raises, we are still below pre-recession pay levels."
author: jd wooten
evidence_1: may 15, 2018 ... per-student funding remains 7% below pre-recession levels when ... the claim: “ we've given five straight years of pay increases / how much teacher pay is  enough?” ... average since control of the general assembly flipped in 2011. ...  teacher salaries above the national average – a mark we still trail by ...
evidence_2: jun 28, 2016 ... teacher pay was her weapon of choice for hitting the state's republican ... how  much teachers make ... so we asked a professor who studies poverty and politics , duke ... republicans took control of the state legislature in january 2011. ... it's  still not yet back to pre-recession levels, but it could be next year.
evidence_3: jan 25, 2016 ... at least 31 states provided less state funding per student in the 2014 school year  (that is, ... school districts began cutting teachers and other employees in mid- 2008 ... funding for schools per student still well below pre-recession levels as of  the .... teacher salaries make up a large share of public education ...
evidence_4: may 16, 2018 ... debates over money, particularly how much north carolina spends on public  schools, ... despite significant teacher pay raises legislators have approved in  recent years, ... more: nc school funding still below pre-recession levels ... since  republicans took control of the general assembly in 2011, he said.
evidence_5: jul 17, 2018 ... $11.8 million is allocated to fund salary increases for teachers. ... the budget  increases the state's contribution for members of the ... over $75 million of  federal funds were allocated to nc to expand pre-k ..... raises. it also continues  per pupil funding below pre-recession levels when adjusted for inflation.