Teacher pay increased between 1.8 and 8.2 percent in each of Kay Hagan's budgets.
The Democratic Senate nominee, who served as the Senate Appropriations co-chairwoman from 2003 to 2007, has cited her teacher pay raises in a recent TV ad.
Here are the average pay raises effective on July 1 of each year, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction:
2003: 1.81 percent
2004: 2.5 percent
2005: 2.24 percent
2006: 8.23 percent
2007: 5.0 percent
The actual raises could vary according to individual employees and other factors, as the calculations are rather complicated. The figures cited are for average across the board increases.
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