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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

NC teacher pay is a key topic as the General Assembly works to finally pass a new budget while navigating leadership changes. Read more about what to expect this short session here.

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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

How Alabama is expanding apprenticeships across the state and into new fields

by Liz Bell | April 27, 2026

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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

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

by Sophia Luna | April 27, 2026

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Secretary McMahon Testifies on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request

US Department of Education | April 28, 2026

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McMahon Still Wants to Relocate Special Ed.—And Other Budget Hearing Takeaways

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The Rural Advantage—and Challenge—with Workforce Pell

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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

How Alabama is expanding apprenticeships across the state and into new fields

by Liz Bell | April 27, 2026

Federal grant opens for colleges to establish on-campus child care programs

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | April 27, 2026

598 NC schools awarded Purple Star designations for being ‘military-friendly’

by Chantal Brown | April 27, 2026

Onslow County’s Cason Justice named North Carolina’s 2026 Teacher of the Year

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | April 24, 2026

State House Dems call for budget with raises for educators — and other updates from the start of short session

by Ben Humphries | April 23, 2026

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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

people sitting at a long table signing papers

Asheboro City Schools ‘grow your own’ program graduates first cohort

by Chantal Brown | April 27, 2026

Building an economic onramp through pre-apprenticeships in Beaufort County

by Caroline Parker | April 27, 2026

Apprentices wearing hard hats and bright colors work in wooden stalls during an electrical competition. Some are standing while others are crouching.

Apprenticeships are on the rise in North Carolina. Will that growth continue?

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | April 27, 2026

EdNC’s Liz Bell named Spencer Education Fellow at Columbia Journalism School

by Mebane Rash | April 23, 2026

Perspectives

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

Early Childhood

Perspective | Appreciation as a catalyst for investment: Why North Carolina’s after-school professionals need more than just thanks

by Elizabeth Anderson | April 23, 2026

K-12

Perspective | Alexander County Schools hosts state lawmakers during Legislators in Schools Week

by Denita Dowell-Reavis | April 22, 2026

Teachers

Perspective | State leaders highlight the need for classroom investment during Legislators in Schools Week

by Rachel Candaso | April 20, 2026