Kimberly Jones, former North Carolina Teacher of the Year, on education funding and retention

If there’s a core public service in North Carolina that’s found itself most consistently in the crosshairs of hostile politicians the last several years, it’s public education. Thanks to the repeated enactment of budgets that have underfunded everything from teacher salaries to facilities to the number of administrators, nurses, and counselors, North Carolina’s public schools have fallen among the lowest funded in the nation. Despite this trend, thousands of dedicated educators are hanging in there and continuing to advocate for a time in the not-too-distant future in which state leaders will see the error of their ways and renew our state’s historic commitment to supporting a first-class public education system. Recently Newsline caught up with one of those professionals – North Carolina 2023 Teacher of the year and nationally board-certified teacher, Kim Jones – to discuss teacher retention and Governor Josh Stein’s critical needs budget. Click here to listen to the full interview with Kimberly S. Jones, 2023 North Carolina Teacher of the Year

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This episode was published on Mar 23, 2026.

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