5/1/2025

New from EdNC

Stein, Hunt, and Green urge Congress to maintain funding for Head Start

by Mebane Rash | April 30, 2025

Gov. Josh Stein joined the Smart Start Conference in Greensboro on Wednesday to highlight his priorities for child care and early education, but he also urged North Carolina’s federal delegation to oppose efforts to eliminate the Head Start program, according...

Lawmakers advance bills on school performance grades, safety, math reform, and more

by Chantal Brown | April 30, 2025

During a hefty House K-12 Education Committee meeting on Tuesday, lawmakers discussed bills ranging from math reform and school performance grades to publishing the salaries of district central office staff. Not every bill advanced unanimously or without discussion, but 14...

One district helps community leaders see what it is like to be a school leader: Principal for a Day

by Jill Hall-Freeman and Mebane Rash | April 30, 2025

Curious what it’s like to walk in the shoes of a school principal? Each year on May 1, we celebrate National School Principals Day. It’s an opportunity to lift up the important role principals play in the lives of their...

Survey highlights support for extending child care subsidy eligibility to early childhood educators 

by Katie Dukes | April 30, 2025

As legislators consider extending child care subsidy eligibility to child care teachers, a new survey shows broad support for the policy among early childhood educators. More than four in five programs surveyed said that expanding subsidy eligibility to child care...

Teach For America North Carolina celebrates 35 years of impact

by Alli Lindenberg | April 30, 2025

With a mission of transforming education and expanding opportunities for all children, Teach For America North Carolina is working to be a force for change in education by impacting communities across our state. This year, the organization is celebrating their...

Advocates unite for Arts Day 2025

by Caroline Parker | April 30, 2025

Nate McGaha, executive director for Arts North Carolina (Arts NC), asked a room full of advocates to raise a hand if this was their first time at Arts Day. Arms from across the conference shot up in the air —...

The Editor’s Notes

Each year on May 1, we celebrate National School Principals Day. It’s an opportunity to lift up the important role principals play in the lives of their students and educators as well as in the communities they serve. It’s an opportunity for us to thank them for their leadership, dedication, commitment, and spirit. From all of us at EdNC, thank you.

We hope districts will replicate the “Principal for a Day” opportunity we first saw in Guilford and now in Winston-Salem/Forsyth so more and more local and state leaders can see what it is like to walk in the shoes of a school leader.

Today, NCAE is hosting events in more than 20 locations across North Carolina today on May 1, which is celebrated as May Day or International Workers’ Day.

Today the N.C. State Board of Education wraps up its planning retreat in Haywood County with its monthly meeting. Here is the agenda.

I look forward to seeing many of you tonight at the Jay Robinson Gala for the Public School Forum of North Carolina. Thank you for supporting our local public schools and the leadership of the Forum. It matters.

 

Need to know

• SAVE in the balance: The future of income-driven repayment for federal student loans

  Brookings | April 30, 2025

• A Key Question Before the Court: Are Charter Schools Public or Private?

  The New York Times | April 30, 2025