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New strategic roadmap from governor’s AI Leadership Council calls for more partnerships with education systems

by Chantal Brown | July 14, 2026

Learn more about the role North Carolina’s education system will play in Gov. Stein’s new strategic roadmap for managing AI.

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App State awarded $1.4 million to bolster western NC’s special education workforce, partner with local school systems

by Molly Steur | July 15, 2026

State Health Plan board votes to return to Blue Cross NC as administrator, enacts new preferred provider structure

by Ben Humphries | July 10, 2026

DPI recommends structured use among other suggestions in new screen time guidelines

by Chantal Brown | July 9, 2026

Latest stories

Book detailing the history of the RTP to release October 2026, endorsed by former NC congressman

by Molly Steur | July 16, 2026

The ‘hub-and-spoke’ model for addiction treatment in North Carolina

by Taylor Sisk | July 16, 2026

Second grader points to KWL chart showing adult

More than a summer program: Inside Mooresville Grade School District’s approach to helping young readers thrive

by Amy Rhyne | July 13, 2026

Editor's picks

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More Students with Disabilities Were Educated in General Education Settings, but State Trends Varied Widely

GAO | July 2, 2026

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SERIES | The Power of 3’s in Nondegrees: Two Humans, One Bot, and the Future of Sensemaking

Learning & Work Ecosystem Library | July 12, 2026

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The State Board of Community Colleges meets today and tomorrow. Here is the agenda.

July 16, 2026

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Legislature 2026

News

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

by Liz Bell | July 2, 2026

News

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

News

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

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | July 2, 2026

News

App State awarded $1.4 million to bolster western NC’s special education workforce, partner with local school systems

by Molly Steur | July 15, 2026

New strategic roadmap from governor’s AI Leadership Council calls for more partnerships with education systems

by Chantal Brown | July 14, 2026

State Health Plan board votes to return to Blue Cross NC as administrator, enacts new preferred provider structure

by Ben Humphries | July 10, 2026

DPI recommends structured use among other suggestions in new screen time guidelines

by Chantal Brown | July 9, 2026

State Board of Education discusses new budget, paid parental leave, DEI, and more

by Molly Steur | July 9, 2026

Take a look at USDA’s new income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-priced school lunches

by Molly Steur | July 8, 2026

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

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Book detailing the history of the RTP to release October 2026, endorsed by former NC congressman

by Molly Steur | July 16, 2026

The ‘hub-and-spoke’ model for addiction treatment in North Carolina

by Taylor Sisk | July 16, 2026

What is Advise NC? Learn about the network ensuring every NC student ‘has someone to help them find a next step’

by Deanna Ballard | July 14, 2026

Second grader points to KWL chart showing adult

More than a summer program: Inside Mooresville Grade School District’s approach to helping young readers thrive

by Amy Rhyne | July 13, 2026

wooden sign on a street

History, education, and reflecting on 250 years of America with the people of ‘Little Washington’

by Chantal Brown | July 13, 2026

Applications for DPI’s Innovation Leadership Council are open through July 22

by Molly Steur | July 9, 2026

In Jackson County, ‘when the gap exists, that’s our obligation’

by Liz Bell | July 8, 2026

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

by Mebane Rash | July 6, 2026

Perspectives

Public School Forum of NC

Perspective | What the 2026-27 NC Principals of the Year want you to know

by Public School Forum Of North Carolina | July 8, 2026

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