New from EdNC

From plan to practice: How Nash County Schools is aligning time, materials, and people to strengthen early literacy

by Amy Rhyne | February 16, 2026

When state law required every North Carolina school district to submit an annual Literacy Intervention Plan (LIP) by Oct. 1, the mandate was clear. What has been less clear until recently is what strong implementation actually looks like once the...

Superintendent Green visits agricultural CTE program in Guilford County during public school choice tour

by Chantal Brown | February 16, 2026

State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green visited a Guilford County Schools’ (GCS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter on Feb. 11 as a part of the state’s “Find Your Fit, Build Your Future” initiative. The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) began...

Perspective | A sustainable framework for leading with joy

by Seth Ashburn | February 16, 2026

Joy is an important foundation from which to live and to work. Its presence or absence shows up in how we interact, decide, speak, and act. And yet, for those of us in schools, joy can be difficult to keep...

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The Editor’s Notes

Shout out to Superintendent Tony Jackson who received the 2026 Duke Energy Annual Citizenship and Service Award! ICYMI, here is Robert Kinlaw’s beautiful video from 2020 about Jackson’s story.

Need to know

• Congress Wants to Know What Makes the ‘Science of Reading’ Work

  Education Week | February 10, 2026

• Community Investments for Older Adults: Assessing and Understanding the Current Context

  Dogwood Health Trust | January 1, 2026

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