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2/3/2026

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Winter weather: NC school and community college closures, February 2026

by Ben Humphries |

This article will be updated once per day around 5 p.m. while school closures continue. School district and community college closures are determined based on the latest information found on district and community college websites, as well as their Twitter...

On education, voters may be more aligned than you think, new survey finds

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto |

A new report from The Hunt Institute found bipartisan consensus on Americans’ core educational priorities and values nationwide. The Across the Aisle 2026 Nationwide Education Survey — produced in partnership with Burson Insights, Data & Intelligence — compiled survey data...

The Editor’s Notes

This is National School Counseling Week, and Gov. Josh Stein has issued a proclamation:

  • school counselors are employed in public and private schools to help students reach their full potential;
  • school counselors are actively committed to helping students explore their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits relate to career awareness and development;
  • school counselors help parents and guardians focus on ways to further education, personal, and social growth of their children;
  • school counselors work with teachers and other educators to help students explore their potential and set ambitious goals for themselves;
  • school counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs and help students lead fulfilling and impactful lives; and
  • comprehensive developmental school counseling programs are an integral part of the educational process that enable all students to achieve success in school.”

Thank you to all of our school counselors.

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

Awake58 | February 2, 2026

The “lessons learned from community colleges” article explores how institutions impacted by the hurricane served their communities.... Read the rest

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Mebane Rash

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

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