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Two North Carolina community colleges named semifinalists for $1 million 2027 Aspen Prize

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | May 4, 2026

Forsyth Community College and Stanly Community College were named among the 25 semifinalists, chosen from nearly 1,000 colleges nationwide.

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Business leaders call on legislature for child care subsidy investment this session

by Liz Bell | May 1, 2026

NC teachers march for higher pay and increased funding for public schools

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, Ben Humphries, Liz Bell, Chantal Brown and Robert Kinlaw | May 1, 2026

Senate education committee moves forward social media age verification, teacher licensure changes

by Ben Humphries | April 30, 2026

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Charlotte nonprofit expands college access program to surrounding region

by Derick Lee | May 4, 2026

Celebrating North Carolina’s school lunch professionals on National School Lunch Hero Day

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | April 30, 2026

Partnership in practice: GTCC shares promising strategies for apprenticeship programs through several successful collaborations

by Alli Lindenberg | April 30, 2026

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Kenan Fellows Program Welcomes Most Expansive Cohort in Program History

The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University | May 4, 2026

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News

Legislative preview | Teacher pay, school choice and funding, and more K-12 issues on the table this short session

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | April 28, 2026

News

Legislative preview | Community colleges request funds for Propel NC, enrollment growth

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | April 21, 2026

News

Legislative preview | Child care advocates ask for state funds to ‘sustain what we have’ amid closures and waitlists

by Liz Bell | April 20, 2026

News

Two North Carolina community colleges named semifinalists for $1 million 2027 Aspen Prize

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | May 4, 2026

Student voices help shape post-Helene recovery efforts through the WNC Resilience Project

by Sophia Luna | May 4, 2026

Business leaders call on legislature for child care subsidy investment this session

by Liz Bell | May 1, 2026

NC teachers march for higher pay and increased funding for public schools

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, Ben Humphries, Liz Bell, Chantal Brown and Robert Kinlaw | May 1, 2026

Senate education committee moves forward social media age verification, teacher licensure changes

by Ben Humphries | April 30, 2026

Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee discusses research on teacher retention

by Chantal Brown | April 29, 2026

North Carolina ranks 43rd for teacher pay in 2024-25, projected to drop in 2025-26

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | April 28, 2026

Legislative preview | Teacher pay, school choice and funding, and more K-12 issues on the table this short session

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | April 28, 2026

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Charlotte nonprofit expands college access program to surrounding region

by Derick Lee | May 4, 2026

Celebrating North Carolina’s school lunch professionals on National School Lunch Hero Day

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | April 30, 2026

Partnership in practice: GTCC shares promising strategies for apprenticeship programs through several successful collaborations

by Alli Lindenberg | April 30, 2026

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

by Mebane Rash | April 30, 2026

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

by Amy Rhyne | April 29, 2026

‘Apprenticeship is a team sport’: How Maryland is achieving record apprenticeship growth

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | April 28, 2026

Butler Avenue Elementary School is creating a ‘college-going culture’ in its classrooms, and fields trips are just one way of doing it

by Caroline Parker | April 28, 2026

Taking on the heavy lifting: How Davidson-Davie is scaling apprenticeships to meet local workforce needs

by Sophia Luna | April 27, 2026

Perspectives

Community Colleges

Perspective | Workforce Pell won’t work if students don’t know it exists

by Devin Purgason | May 4, 2026

Teacher Appreciation Week

Perspective | Why teacher pay isn’t just policy, it’s personal

by Hannah Moon | May 4, 2026

Teach For America

Perspective | Why I lead: A North Carolina story

by Robyn Fehrman | April 30, 2026

Principals

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

Community Colleges

Perspective | The apprenticeship misconception North Carolina can’t afford

by Nicole Hill | April 28, 2026

K-12

Perspective | Nurturing refugee students in an uncertain political environment

by Kerianne Peaden and ChatGPT | April 27, 2026