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1/26/2026

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Winter weather updates for NC: School district and community college closures

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. As efforts continue to clear roads from ice following last weekend’s winter storm, Gov. Josh Stein declared a new...

New research on public school choice this National School Choice Week

by Mebane Rash |

Since 2011, National School Choice Week has been held the last week of January to “raise equal awareness of traditional public, public charter, public magnet, private, online, home, and nontraditional learning environments,” according to the website. In 2026, it will...

A look at NERSBA: The state’s only regional early college

by Caroline Parker |

The welding bays in Justin Nichols’ classroom have local jobs listed on them in dry erase marker. The notes include stats for the available welding jobs like hourly wage, weekly wage, title, and the required tests a potential employee would...

Perspective | The unstoppable power of public schools

by Patrice Faison |

As an assistant superintendent at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, I often reflect on the journeys that brought me here. I oversee an incredible array of high schools, each one a testament to the resilience, brilliance, and sheer possibility of public education. In...

Playbook | Early childhood program equitable workforce solutions

by Katie Dowdle and Rhonda Steele |

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on the intersections of community colleges and child care. Other articles in the series are available here. This article was originally published by McDowell Technical Community College. This playbook includes data on...

The Editor’s Notes

This week, EdNC will feature news coverage of the various school choice events, but we will also bring you features about a new initiative working with alternative schools, the state’s regional school, a district-charter partnership, a Q&A with the state’s Office of Charter Schools, a private school that educates students in recovery, and a private school serving young children with dyslexia. EdNC will also be publishing a range of perspectives this week to complement the conversation.

Two things to note. DPI is launching a six-week initiative showcasing the educational choices available in North Carolina’s public schools. Great Schools North Carolina has new research about how to foster a shared vision for a great public school choice ecosystem.

Read more in our overview of National School Choice Week.

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Imagining a brighter future for early care and learning

EdNC's Early Bird | January 25, 2026

“I do believe there’s a possible future that’s coming soon where we can say in this county and city, and hopefully in our state, that pre-K is universal to any family that wants it."... Read the rest

These are the sources EdNC checks every day: The New York Times, The 74, Education Week, The NC Tribune, The Insider, The News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer, WUNC, WFAE, Brookings, Education Commission of the States, and DPI’s News. A cross section of diverse sources are checked weekly and monthly. If you have an article you think needs to be included, email [email protected].

Mebane Rash

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

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