9/4/2026
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North Carolina releases school performance grades, testing data for 2025-26
North Carolina public schools showed progress on school and student performance during the 2025-26 school year, according to new data released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) during the State Board of Education’s meeting on Wednesday. According to DPI, students “achieved...
See a map of private school enrollment in North Carolina, and other market share data
The vast majority of North Carolina students attend public schools, but enrollment in traditional public schools is decreasing. Though the proportion of students in public schools remained roughly the same as previous years in the 2025-26 school year, private school...
Blue Ribbon Commission | Members discuss draft recommendations on teacher training and student advancement
Members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education arrived Monday for their fifth monthly meeting with an agenda designed to focus on draft recommendations on teacher training and student advancement. The six-page draft, prepared by the staff of the...
Perspective | A new blueprint for educational leadership
Across North Carolina, educational leaders confront complex challenges without simple solutions. They work to improve achievement, strengthen student support, retain effective educators, and make organizations work better for the people they serve. Many of those leaders are also doctoral students....
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