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North Carolina releases school performance grades, testing data for 2024-25

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | September 4, 2025

North Carolina public schools showed progress on school and student performance during the 2024-25 school year, according to new data released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

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New initiative aims to add thousands of private school seats across NC in next year

by Mebane Rash | September 4, 2025

How can faith leaders support early childhood development?

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 3, 2025

NC nonprofit launches National Clothing Insecurity Awareness Day on Sept. 15

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 2, 2025

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Teacher spotlight | Ms. Bee’s class is back in session

by Chyna Delk-Bratcher | September 4, 2025

Old Fort Elementary School welcomes students back to its building after Helene

by Caroline Parker | September 4, 2025

EdExplainer | What is NCCareers.org and how can it help me find a job?

by Sophia Luna | September 3, 2025

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Will Donald Trump be remembered as an education president?

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute | September 4, 2025

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In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs and other states are taking notice

Maine Public | August 29, 2025

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The N.C. State Board of Education meets today. Here is the agenda.

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Perspectives on DEI

Perspective

Perspective | Ensuring equality and excellence in education

by Michael Lee | July 17, 2025

Perspective

Perspective | In a post-DEI world, effective practice is still effective practice. Period.

by Earnest Winston | July 17, 2025

Perspective

Perspective | If anti-DEI legislation becomes law, nuanced curricula about complicated histories will be needed

by Xavier Adams | July 17, 2025

News

New initiative aims to add thousands of private school seats across NC in next year

by Mebane Rash | September 4, 2025

North Carolina releases school performance grades, testing data for 2024-25

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | September 4, 2025

How can faith leaders support early childhood development?

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 3, 2025

NC nonprofit launches National Clothing Insecurity Awareness Day on Sept. 15

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 2, 2025

Teach for America North Carolina announces new executive director

by Molly Urquhart | September 1, 2025

Four NC community colleges join Aspen network to improve post-graduation outcomes

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 1, 2025

Back to school in Burke County means coming home for a Helene-displaced Head Start program

by Liz Bell | August 28, 2025

Gov. Josh Stein spotlights health care partnership in Henderson County

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | August 27, 2025

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by Chyna Delk-Bratcher | September 4, 2025

Old Fort Elementary School welcomes students back to its building after Helene

by Caroline Parker | September 4, 2025

What’s ahead for North Carolina’s community colleges this year

by Emily Thomas | September 3, 2025

EdExplainer | What is NCCareers.org and how can it help me find a job?

by Sophia Luna | September 3, 2025

A blueprint for instructional practice, continuous improvement, and leadership in North Carolina and beyond

by Mebane Rash | September 2, 2025

Hñähñu speakers in North Carolina resist America’s ‘language graveyard’

by Anya Petrone Slepyan | September 2, 2025

From the capitol to the cafeteria: How federal cuts will impact school meals in North Carolina

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | September 2, 2025

An aging school bus becomes a mobile greenhouse, and other NC charter school innovations

by Kristen Blair | August 28, 2025

Perspectives

K-12

Perspective | What youth mental health policy needs to look like — according to a teenager

by Tejasvi Shirolkar | September 4, 2025

Workforce

Perspective | Why North Carolina’s language programs are the secret to our economic future

by David Young | September 3, 2025

Community Colleges

Perspective | Equipping the toolbelt generation: Leveraging Gen Z’s career interests to fuel enrollment growth

by Laura Leatherwood | September 2, 2025

K-12

Perspective | A message to students, families, and educators at the start of the school year

by Maurice Green | August 29, 2025

Rural

Perspective | Advancing recreation in Halifax County: A community journey

by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust | August 28, 2025

K-12

Perspective | AI in education: Curb your enthusiasm

by Stan Winbourne and Karl Johnson | August 27, 2025