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Gov. Josh Stein signs budget into law, discusses investment in education

by Molly Steur | July 7, 2026

Gov. Josh Stein signed the new $34.4 billion state budget into law on Tuesday, highlighting its investment in public education. Among other things, the budget features an 8% average pay raises for teachers and increased funding for literacy and math efforts in North Carolina.

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Partnership between NC State and WCPSS to help instructional assistants earn teaching license while working

by Molly Steur | July 6, 2026

General Assembly passes budget with 8% average teacher raises, plus funds for literacy, math, and research

by Ben Humphries, Molly Steur and Hannah Vinueza McClellan | July 2, 2026

2026 budget includes funds for Propel NC, enrollment growth, and workforce programs for community colleges

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | July 2, 2026

Latest stories

Market share declines for homeschools, increases for private schools, holds steady for public schools overall

by Mebane Rash | July 6, 2026

Initiative announced to teach families the ‘basics’ of child brain development

by Molly Steur | July 6, 2026

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NC high school students pitch local tech companies at annual Teamship Showcase

by Chantal Brown | July 6, 2026

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North Carolina’s Budget Offers Some Short-Term Fixes for Today, Raises More Questions About Sustainability

The Public School Forum of NC | July 7, 2026

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NC Budget Advances Key Workforce Act Priorities

myFutureNC | July 7, 2026

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Free Summer Childcare Helps Student Parents

Inside Higher Ed | July 8, 2026

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Legislature 2026

News

NC enrolled in federal school choice tax credit following veto override — and other legislative news

by Ben Humphries | June 5, 2026

News

See a list of the lawmakers working on the state budget deal

by Ben Humphries | June 9, 2026

News

NC school nutrition programs, facing $15 million in debt, call on state for support

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | June 9, 2026

News

NC educators and students travel to DC to advocate for music education, meet with Congress

by Molly Steur | July 7, 2026

Gov. Josh Stein signs budget into law, discusses investment in education

by Molly Steur | July 7, 2026

Partnership between NC State and WCPSS to help instructional assistants earn teaching license while working

by Molly Steur | July 6, 2026

General Assembly passes budget with 8% average teacher raises, plus funds for literacy, math, and research

by Ben Humphries, Molly Steur and Hannah Vinueza McClellan | July 2, 2026

2026 budget includes funds for Propel NC, enrollment growth, and workforce programs for community colleges

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | July 2, 2026

New NC budget includes $97 million for child care subsidy program, establishes floor rate

by Liz Bell | July 2, 2026

As budget is considered, principals request reconsideration to proposed changes to their pay

by Mebane Rash | July 2, 2026

Survey of school staff finds that school staff say school-based telehealth reduces behavioral issues

by Jennifer Fernandez | June 30, 2026

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Market share declines for homeschools, increases for private schools, holds steady for public schools overall

by Mebane Rash | July 6, 2026

Initiative announced to teach families the ‘basics’ of child brain development

by Molly Steur | July 6, 2026

white balloon with the words college board teamship

NC high school students pitch local tech companies at annual Teamship Showcase

by Chantal Brown | July 6, 2026

Reckoning and remembering: Educators explore democracy through local history

by Emma Maney | July 4, 2026

Pork? Regional economic development? Whatever you call it, the state budget contains 727 special appropriations

by Mebane Rash | July 1, 2026

Gov. Stein urges NC residents to prepare for the 2026 hurricane season, which began June 1

by Molly Steur | June 30, 2026

Thank you for the bus rides

by Caroline Parker | June 29, 2026

Brevard’s Through the Trees gives a second life to old devices, and a fresh start for neighbors who need them

by Deanna Ballard | June 29, 2026

Perspectives

K-12

Perspective | Northern Ireland taught tolerance but not democracy. Now it’s burning

by Leeya Chaudhuri | July 7, 2026

Teachers

Perspective | The unfinished promise: Civic education and the future of American democracy

by Charles Oliver | July 4, 2026

Community Colleges

Perspective | Across the state, we come together for students

by Alex Granados | July 1, 2026

Budget

Perspective | The other half of school funding reform

by Michael Lee | July 1, 2026

Literacy

Perspective | We asked 500 North Carolina parents about books at home. Here’s what they told us.

by Ginger Young and Anna Reilly | June 29, 2026

Teachers

Perspective | The power of partnership: How radically engaging families lightened my load and lifted student outcomes

by Rachel Lawrence | June 24, 2026