4/27/2026
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Apprenticeships are on the rise in North Carolina. Will that growth continue?
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on apprenticeships for National Apprenticeship Week. See all of EdNC’s coverage of apprenticeships here. Note that all references to apprenticeship in this series refer to Registered Apprenticeships formally recognized by the...
Building an economic onramp through pre-apprenticeships in Beaufort County
This article is part of EdNC’s coverage for National Apprenticeship Week. In 2026, we held a “mini-blitz” to visit community colleges and document strategies being used to increase apprenticeships. You can read all our coverage of apprenticeships here. It’s signing...
Onslow County’s Cason Justice named North Carolina’s 2026 Teacher of the Year
Cason Justice, a history teacher at Swansboro High School in Onslow County, is the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year, according to a press release from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Justice received the recognition...
598 NC schools awarded Purple Star designations for being ‘military-friendly’
Educators and military-connected individuals gathered on Friday for the annual Purple Star Award ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard Base in Raleigh. Nearly 600 schools across the state were designated by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) during the...
Perspective | Nurturing refugee students in an uncertain political environment
“What can I do?” “How can I support these students when my reach feels so limited?” Across North Carolina, educators are wrestling with these questions as they navigate the responsibility of supporting one of the state’s most vulnerable student populations. ...
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The creation of a high school internship for students to join its financial literacy efforts
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Interview with NC House Speaker Destin Hall
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