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As vouchers near 100,000, first evidence of churn can be seen

by Mebane Rash | October 12, 2025

As of Oct. 6, 2025, the total number of students receiving vouchers in North Carolina is 98,917, according to new data, up from 80,472 at the end of 2024-25. Of the 2025-26 recipients, 65,491 are students who renewed their voucher....

Teachers need coaching, ongoing training to move from ‘science of reading’ knowledge to practice, researchers suggest

by Liz Bell | October 13, 2025

North Carolina is one of several states that have passed legislation in recent years to align classroom reading instruction with the research on how children learn to read. But ensuring all students have access to research-backed instruction is a marathon,...

How much could AI change jobs? Indeed report sheds light on changing labor force needs

by Sophia Luna | October 13, 2025

A new report from Indeed finds that a quarter of U.S. jobs could be “highly” transformed by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), but only 1% of skills can be independently executed by GenAI.  The “AI at Work” report, published by Indeed...

Q&A | How DPI’s Office of Research & Promising Practices turns evidence into action

by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | October 13, 2025

This was originally published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI). As senior director of DPI’s Office of Research & Promising Practices (ORPP), Shaun Kellogg leads a team that helps North Carolina’s public schools make evidence-based decisions and elevate...

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• On the new law that requires every classroom book to be cataloged online

  Public School Forum of NC | October 10, 2025

• NC isn't meeting federal special education requirements. State officials point to the teacher shortage

  WRAL | October 10, 2025

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