7/7/2026
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Market share declines for homeschools, increases for private schools, holds steady for public schools overall
Public schools continued to serve more than 1.5 million students across North Carolina in the 2025-26 school year — or about 84% of market share, a percentage that is about the same as previous years. Market share is a term...
Initiative announced to teach families the ‘basics’ of child brain development
The North Carolina Partnership for Children, through the Smart Start Network, released a press release on June 26 describing their new public health initiative: The Basics North Carolina (The Basics NC). The Basics NC is a community-wide movement and public...
Partnership between NC State and WCPSS to help instructional assistants earn teaching license while working
NC State University’s College of Education and the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) recently announced the start of a new partnership between their institutions. The Wolfpack Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Career, or WolfTRAC, will allow instructional assistants in WCPSS to...
The Editor’s Notes
At 10 a.m., Gov. Josh Stein will take action on the state budget. Stay tuned.
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AEI | Earning Back the Trust: A Pluralistic Path Forward for Public Education
"The next era of public education will be judged less by the elegance of its ideas than by whether it responds, with humility and pragmatism, to the people it exists to serve."<br /> <br /> Read the rest
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State legislators end funding for 20-year old “Minority Male Success Initiative” at community colleges
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Proposed NC budget would change funding for statewide remote charter schools
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Rural Teacher Leader Network Application for 2026-2028 Cohort Due July 31
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As childcare costs skyrocket, states need a new approach to help working families
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