When I took office as state superintendent earlier this year, I made a promise to North Carolinians: before charting our course forward, I would listen. That promise became the “Mo Wants to Know” listening tour and learning tour, which took...
If rural communities want to attract jobs, child care solutions are needed, economic experts said at a convening on rural investment hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond this month. Child care, transportation, and housing are “the Holy Trinity...
Noah Williams is from a family of educators. His mother is a professor at North Carolina State University, his grandfather was a principal in Canada, and his uncle is a teacher in Florida. Williams is a now senior at the...
Economists from the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) and the Fiscal Research Division (FRD) have updated what’s called “the consensus revenue forecast,” projecting that North Carolina has $180 million less in revenue for this fiscal year than anticipated in February 2025. “The...
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Penny Schwinn, the former Tennessee state schools chief tapped in January to serve in a top role at the U.S. Department of Education, will appear before U.S. senators next week for her confirmation hearing....
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