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What is the status of Propel NC, the community college system’s proposed new funding model?

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | June 4, 2025

The N.C. Community College System is asking lawmakers for nearly $100 million to implement Propel NC. What is the status of the new model?

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New guidance for integrating family child care homes into public preschool

by Katie Dukes | June 5, 2025

NOAA’s hurricane forecast is ‘a call to action.’ Here is what families need to do to be prepared

by Mebane Rash | June 5, 2025

Cracking open child care budgets at Gov. Stein’s early childhood task force

by Liz Bell | June 3, 2025

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Robeson Community College FAFSA Frenzy helps high school seniors secure college funding

by Rakyah Jacobs | June 5, 2025

Nicole Ditillo, director of Boost, on the power of four words: ‘I believe in you’

by Mebane Rash | June 4, 2025

Profiles in Care | Sara Sampson and a home for families in Dare County

by Katie Dukes | June 4, 2025

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PlayWorks teacher Angela Foster engages students during a fire drill. Liz Bell/EdNC

Legislature 2025

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House budget calls for master’s pay and higher raises for beginning teachers

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, Ben Humphries, Liz Bell and Chantal Brown | May 22, 2025

News

Which education bills are still under consideration at the General Assembly?

by Ben Humphries, Chantal Brown, Liz Bell and Hannah Vinueza McClellan | May 14, 2025

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Senate passes budget with multiple education items, including teacher raises

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | April 15, 2025

News

New guidance for integrating family child care homes into public preschool

by Katie Dukes | June 5, 2025

NOAA’s hurricane forecast is ‘a call to action.’ Here is what families need to do to be prepared

by Mebane Rash | June 5, 2025

What is the status of Propel NC, the community college system’s proposed new funding model?

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | June 4, 2025

Cracking open child care budgets at Gov. Stein’s early childhood task force

by Liz Bell | June 3, 2025

Leaders in Sampson County sign ‘historic’ joint budget resolution for schools

by Anna Pogarcic | June 3, 2025

Advocates ask lawmakers for a hearing on youth vaping law

by Ben Humphries | June 3, 2025

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New toolkit for educator prep programs highlights trauma-informed practices in schools

by Chantal Brown | June 2, 2025

Governor’s Educator Discovery Award invests in the professional development of educators

by Mebane Rash | June 2, 2025

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Robeson Community College FAFSA Frenzy helps high school seniors secure college funding

by Rakyah Jacobs | June 5, 2025

Nicole Ditillo, director of Boost, on the power of four words: ‘I believe in you’

by Mebane Rash | June 4, 2025

Profiles in Care | Sara Sampson and a home for families in Dare County

by Katie Dukes | June 4, 2025

Heads up rural small business owners across North Carolina. This application is due June 15

by Mebane Rash | June 4, 2025

Want to help with Helene recovery, support public schools? Rural tourism matters

by Mebane Rash | June 3, 2025

‘More than a tour of duty’: The living legacy of Dr. Dudley Flood

by Derick Lee | June 2, 2025

three women standing in front of Wayne County Board of Education seal and a desk with four swivel chairs in a board room.

Brunswick and Wayne counties are ‘Growing their Own’ teacher pipelines

by Chantal Brown | June 2, 2025

How to contact your lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels

by Ben Humphries | June 2, 2025

Perspectives

Literacy

Perspective | ‘Once a Niner, always a Niner’: A new teacher’s journey through literacy education

by Camille Walters | June 5, 2025

Community Colleges

Perspective | Empowering rural communities: Investing in local skills for lasting stability

by F. Trip Belote, ChatGPT and Grammarly | June 4, 2025

K-12

Perspective | Standardized tests for nonstandard students: What can we do differently?

by Courtney Nunnamaker | June 3, 2025

K-12

Research | Trends in school market share in North Carolina

by Joanne Brosh and Lisa Carlson | June 2, 2025

K-12

Perspective | What North Carolina told me: Reflections from the road

by Maurice Green | May 30, 2025

K-12

Perspective | North Carolina’s education funding system remains inequitable, report finds

by Kris Nordstrom and Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) | May 28, 2025