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Wake County’s Molly Todd is North Carolina’s 2026 Beginning Teacher of the Year

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | March 16, 2026

Molly Todd, a special education teacher at Panther Creek High School in Wake County Public Schools, is the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Beginning Teacher of the Year.

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by Kristen Blair | March 12, 2026

State early childhood director updates legislators on child care loss and large waitlist growth for subsidies

by Liz Bell | March 11, 2026

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Wake County’s Molly Todd is North Carolina’s 2026 Beginning Teacher of the Year

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | March 16, 2026

DPI releases ‘Highlights’ on 2025-26 budget for NC public schools

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto and Hannah Vinueza McClellan | March 12, 2026

Charter Review Board approves four remote academies, Pender County’s first charter school

by Kristen Blair | March 12, 2026

State early childhood director updates legislators on child care loss and large waitlist growth for subsidies

by Liz Bell | March 11, 2026

Wake County student wins state poetry recitation competition

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | March 11, 2026

NC leaders announce bipartisan Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education

by Mebane Rash | March 10, 2026

College students believe in the value of their degree, 2026 Lumina-Gallup research shows

by Molly Steur | March 10, 2026

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Department of Education opens 30-day public comment period for proposed Workforce Pell rules

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | March 10, 2026

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Student STEM showcase reigned supreme at NCTIES 2026

by Caroline Parker | March 11, 2026

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by Alli Lindenberg | March 10, 2026

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An update from participants in the Golden LEAF Schools Initiative

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