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1/23/26

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Winter weather updates for NC: What to know

by Tom Sorrells, Analisa Sorrells Archer and Ben Humphries |

Editor’s note: This article will be updated regularly with the latest forecast and information on school district and community college closures. On Jan. 21, Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency ahead of a winter storm anticipated to cause...

EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook: Lessons learned from community colleges

by Emily Thomas |

Editor’s note: This article is part of EdNC’s playbook on Hurricane Helene. Other articles in the playbook are available here. Cots lined the ground floor of one community college building, sheltering medically fragile residents. On the second floor, an exhausted president,...

$4 million pre-K investment in Forsyth County pays off, report says

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto |

A two-year, $4 million investment in high-quality pre-K classrooms across Forsyth County led to strong student outcomes, high teacher retention, and increased family engagement, according to a new report from The Pre-K Priority. The report evaluates the Pre-K Model Cohort...

The Editor’s Notes

Tom Sorrells and Analisa Sorrells Archer will be updating our weather story regularly over the weekend.

According to EducationCounsel, “On 1/20/26, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees jointly released bipartisan bill text for FY26 appropriations for multiple agencies, including the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) Appropriations bill. The bill largely maintains funding for education programs​ at their current levels, rejecting President Trump’s requests for both a 15% cut to USED’s budget and a consolidation of 18 K-12 programs into a block grant.” Stay tuned.

Here is your playlist for a hopefully less icy, more snowy weekend courtesy of Jeff McDaris. If you have been listening to his playlists over the years with us, he is now up to 999 songs. Thank you, sir, for helping all of us, “Breathe. Reflect. Dedicate.”

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Across the Aisle: 2026 Nationwide Education Survey

The Hunt Institute | January 22, 2026

.The Hunt Institute partnered with Burson Insights, Data & Intelligence to conduct a nationwide survey of voters and parents to learn about their priorities and concerns in education.<br /> ... Read the rest

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Mebane Rash

Mebane Rash is the CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC.

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