2/23/2026
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The superintendent who put students first: Mourning the loss of Mark Byrd
Wilkes County Schools Superintendent Mark Byrd died unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Rupen Fofaria, the N.C. State Board of Education’s director of operations and policy, emailed the Board that evening: Mr. Byrd was a lifelong member of the Wilkes...
Check out this resource to help families prepare students for kindergarten
As families across the state navigate the kindergarten registration process, EdNC is sharing the Office of Early Learning’s (OEL) at North Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) guide designed to help parents and caregivers support kindergarten readiness. The “Let’s Get...
Perspective | A fiscal storm is about to hit North Carolina
You may not be interested in federal deficits, but federal deficits are very interested in you. OK, so I’ve reworked an already-hackneyed joke into an awkward opener, but bear with me. I’m not really attempting to personify federal deficits into...
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All of us are sending love and prayers to Wilkes County. #weareALLwilkescountyschools
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Seeing school superintendents as CEOs
A reminder of all of the pressures our supers cope with 24/7. Please reach out to your superintendent today and extend some gratitude and love as they grieve the loss of one of their own. Read the rest
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“"No matter where you are from, no matter what your life experience is, you can accomplish the same things that anyone else can with the right support.”
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"I believe our system focuses on students first."
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