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North Carolina’s 2026 primary elections: What you need to know

by Ben Humphries | January 13, 2026

In North Carolina, primary election day is tomorrow for statewide and local seats. Find out more about key races to pay attention to, important primary election dates, and voter registration and voting information here.

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DPI receives $11 million in federal funding for school mental health services

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A look at how North Carolina is using a historic $835 million investment to improve behavioral health services

by Sophia Luna | February 26, 2026

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Gov. Stein and Superintendent Green celebrate ‘Public Schools Week’ in North Carolina

by Chantal Brown | February 25, 2026

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by Emily Thomas | March 2, 2026

How Boost helps Cape Fear Community College students stay on track to work in high-demand fields

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Community colleges will be front and center at a U.S. House appropriations hearing on March 4,

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The Pell Grant program has slid into a serious deficit mode. This shortfall is of the greatest concern for community colleges.

CC Daily | March 1, 2026

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The N.C. State Board of Education meets this week on Wednesday and Thursday.

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‘Hungry kids are not going to learn’: See how these students benefit from universal school breakfast

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | March 2, 2026

DPI receives $11 million in federal funding for school mental health services

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 26, 2026

A look at how North Carolina is using a historic $835 million investment to improve behavioral health services

by Sophia Luna | February 26, 2026

people posing in a group in front of a Guilford County Schools backdrop.

Gov. Stein and Superintendent Green celebrate ‘Public Schools Week’ in North Carolina

by Chantal Brown | February 25, 2026

Andrea Freile to lead LatinxEd after national search

by Mebane Rash | February 25, 2026

Meet North Carolina’s 2026 Regional Principals of the Year

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 24, 2026

State task force visits child care center at Davidson-Davie Community College: ‘We need to duplicate that on every campus’

by Liz Bell | February 23, 2026

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Amid presidential search, community college system ramps up legislative and fundraising efforts

by Analisa Sorrells Archer and Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 23, 2026

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Building skills, building homes: Tri-County Community College launches new initiative to address housing shortages

by Emily Thomas | March 2, 2026

How Boost helps Cape Fear Community College students stay on track to work in high-demand fields

by Ben Humphries | March 2, 2026

EdExplainer | Early Relational Health and its connection to child care

by Katie Dukes | February 26, 2026

EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook: Lessons learned from liaisons for homeless students

by Mebane Rash | February 25, 2026

Meeting workforce needs: NC community colleges launch and expand high-cost health care programs

by Sophia Luna | February 24, 2026

One Chatham: Literacy growth fueled by focus and a little fire

by Amy Rhyne | February 23, 2026

Check out this resource to help families prepare students for kindergarten

by Katie Dukes | February 23, 2026

EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook: An overview of the Public School Insurance Fund

by Deanna Ballard and Turner Zsambeky | February 18, 2026

Perspectives

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Research | Public School Forum releases 2026 local school finance study

by Public School Forum Of North Carolina | March 2, 2026

K-12

Perspective | A superintendent asks for respect

by Anthony Lewis | February 27, 2026

K-12

Perspective | 100 years in: Why Black history demands collective vision

by Deanna Townsend-Smith | February 26, 2026

Community Colleges

Perspective | Energizing the skilled trades pipeline through public-private partnerships

by Laura Leatherwood | February 25, 2026

Literacy

Perspective | How improvement science transformed my students’ reading and writing

by April Ferguson and Eliz Colbert | February 24, 2026

Budget

Perspective | A fiscal storm is about to hit North Carolina

by John Hood | February 23, 2026