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Annual Report Hurricane Helene Community Colleges and Child Care

Winter weather updates for NC: School district and community college closures

by Tom Sorrells, Analisa Sorrells Archer and Ben Humphries | January 22, 2026

More winter weather is headed to NC this weekend. Check here for the latest updates on school closures and delays.

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Elon University to open new academy for students with dyslexia

by Chantal Brown | January 28, 2026

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DPI launches initiative to spotlight choice in NC public schools

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | January 28, 2026

David Osborne releases new documentary about education reform in New Orleans

by Mebane Rash | January 28, 2026

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by Mebane Rash | January 29, 2026

Q&A | Meet Ashley Logue, who oversees and supports NC charter schools

by Kristen Blair | January 28, 2026

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‘Together We Learn’: Codesigning a brighter future for North Carolina’s alternative schools and programs

by Chantal Brown | January 29, 2026

people standing in front of a table and sign that says "dyslexia simulation"

Elon University to open new academy for students with dyslexia

by Chantal Brown | January 28, 2026

man standing at a podium leaning into a mic

DPI launches initiative to spotlight choice in NC public schools

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | January 28, 2026

David Osborne releases new documentary about education reform in New Orleans

by Mebane Rash | January 28, 2026

2026 NC Teacher of the Year finalists announced

by Mebane Rash | January 27, 2026

Community college faculty share strategies to meet adult learners where they are

by Sophia Luna | January 27, 2026

Fact sheet on federal education tax credit released, 23 states have opted in so far

by Mebane Rash | January 27, 2026

Learn how NC Reconnect is reenrolling adult learners in community colleges

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | January 26, 2026

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A middle school will open on a community college campus in 2026. Why Haywood Innovative matters

by Mebane Rash | January 29, 2026

EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook: Lessons learned in leadership, trauma, wellness, and ‘facing forward’

by Mebane Rash | January 29, 2026

Q&A | Meet Ashley Logue, who oversees and supports NC charter schools

by Kristen Blair | January 28, 2026

North Carolina has record net loss of licensed child care programs since mid-2023

by Katie Dukes | January 27, 2026

Why the state’s biggest public school system turned to a small, rural charter school for training

by Pat Ryan | January 27, 2026

Against the odds: How Emerald School of Excellence became North Carolina’s recovery school gem

by Deanna Ballard | January 26, 2026

A look at NERSBA: The state’s only regional early college

by Caroline Parker | January 26, 2026

Playbook | Early childhood program equitable workforce solutions

by Katie Dowdle and Rhonda Steele | January 26, 2026

Perspectives

School Choice

Perspective | Can North Carolina meet the growing demand for more educational options?

by Robert Luebke | January 29, 2026

K-12

Perspective | Showing up with care: Community, safety, and belonging in 2026

by Latinx Ed | January 26, 2026

School Choice

Perspective | A NC student on choice and the the federal scholarship tax credit

by Amoree Brown | January 26, 2026

K-12

Perspective | The unstoppable power of public schools

by Patrice Faison | January 26, 2026

K-12

Perspective | Scaling success: How the Sandhills is transforming education through community schools

by Kelly Batts and Ron Hargrave | January 22, 2026

Literacy

Perspective | Reading today, leading tomorrow: Guilford County’s literacy-to-career pipeline

by Whitney Oakley | January 21, 2026