National ranking shows despite hike, Virginia teachers’ pay is stagnant compared to other states • Virginia Mercury

National ranking shows despite hike, Virginia teachers’ pay is stagnant compared to other states • Virginia Mercury

Demonstrators rallied for better teacher pay and more public school funding during a January 2018 rally at the Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)From last year to now, Virginia raised teacher pay by an average of $3,000. Still, the commonwealth’s average pay rate for educators remains stagnant compared to other states, according to the latest salary report published by the National Education Association. The commonwealth dropped by one spot…