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What we know about the cost of declining enrollment in NC public schools

by Mebane Rash | April 30, 2026

In December 2025, there was some reporting of enrollment data when parts of a dashboard managed by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) were in the process of being updated. DPI had not announced or released the data, and...

Perspective | The policy that forced a North Carolina Principal of the Year to take an $8,000 pay cut

by Carrie Tulbert | April 29, 2026

What I am about to share is personal — but it’s not unique. It is the result of a system affecting school leaders like me all across North Carolina. To be honest, I am deeply ashamed to write this. But...

Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee discusses research on teacher retention

by Chantal Brown | April 29, 2026

At a quarterly meeting on Tuesday, members of the Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee discussed efforts to study teacher retention and provided updates on their advocacy priorities this short session. The committee is composed of active educators who have been tasked...

More than a label: How Pinebrook Elementary redefined literacy and math growth

by Amy Rhyne | April 29, 2026

For the past two years, Pinebrook Elementary School carried labels no school wants: “D” and “low performing.” Inside the building, though, the story was more complicated. Teachers were working hard. Students were growing. But something wasn’t adding up. According to...

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• Senate Republican leaders this week introduced two bills to expand and modernize the country’s apprenticeship system

  CC Daily | April 29, 2026

• BEST NC's Facts & Figures is out!

  BEST NC | April 29, 2026

• ‘We’re Adrift’: Arne Duncan on Democrats’ Education Agenda

  The 74 | April 30, 2026

• Task Force Publishes Report on Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias and Restoring Religious Liberty

  US Department of Education | April 30, 2026

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