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Wake County’s Molly Todd is North Carolina’s 2026 Beginning Teacher of the Year

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | March 16, 2026

Molly Todd, a special education teacher at Panther Creek High School in Wake County Public Schools, is the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Beginning Teacher of the Year, according to a press release from the North Carolina Center for the...

State Superintendent Green visits environmental-focused magnet school

by Chantal Brown | March 16, 2026

While continuing the “Find Your Fit, Build Your Future” initiative, State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green visited award-winning Lincoln Heights Environmental Connections Magnet Elementary School on March 9. “Every child learns differently and every family has different priorities,” Green said in...

Perspective | Reflections from her first 100 days: Q&A with TFA NC Executive Director Robyn Fehrman

by LeShea Agnew | March 16, 2026

Robyn Fehrman is the executive director of Teach For America North Carolina (TFA NC), a role she started in September 2025 after nearly three decades working at the intersection of education and innovation nationally and globally. Teach For America is...

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The Editor’s Notes

“Unusually severe weather is moving into North Carolina, bringing a risk of damaging wind gusts, thunderstorms, hail, and even tornadoes,” said Governor Josh Stein yesterday in a press release. Please stay safe.

The Governor is launching his rural listening tour today at McDowell Technical Community College.

Need to know

• A computer on every lap? NC schools rethinking one-to-one device access.

  Carolina Public Press | March 13, 2026

• Sam Page continues to lead Phil Berger by 23 votes after county canvass

  WXII | March 13, 2026

• States are further along than we think on short-term workforce credentials

  The Lumina Foundation | March 11, 2026

• AACC Summary and Analysis of Notice of Propose Rulemaking on Workforce Pell Grants

  AACC | March 13, 2026

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