HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) -- For years, North Carolina teachers got a pay increase when they earned their master's degree. It was called a common-sense move since it made them more valuable in the classroom.

But did it?

Much of the research surrounding the concept says there is little, if any, improvement in educational outcomes for kids when their teachers earn a master's degree. But veteran teacher Kayla Ranew said there are improvements you can’t always measure in her teaching since she earned her master's degree.

“While maybe it doesn’t translate into test scores, I think it makes me a better teacher on a day-to-day,” said Kayla, who has taught at High Point Central High School for more than a decade. “It forces you to sit back and look at what you’re doing as a teacher, and I think t

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