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Teacher turnover in NC improves, while vacancies hit a new high

Teacher walks into a classroom in an empty hallway.
Matt Ramey
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For WUNC
File photo of a teacher at Aycock Elementary in Vance County.

The State Board of Education heard a major update on teacher turnover this week. The annual "state of the teaching profession report" seeks to quantify how many North Carolina teachers have left the profession, and how many schools have on-going vacancies.

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Liz Schlemmer is WUNC's Education Reporter, covering preschool through higher education. Email: lschlemmer@wunc.org