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Year in Review: EdNC’s top features of 2023

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At EdNC, we like to take a step back from breaking news and give you the context and in-depth storytelling you need to make sense of what’s happening in public education.

This is also why it’s so important that we travel — our offices are the schools and community colleges of North Carolina. We are so grateful to those of you who invite us into our schools and trust us with your stories.

It’s how we find out about leaders that the state should know about, and innovative solutions to problems that every school deals with. And when big pieces of legislation are passed, it’s what helps us contextualize what the impact will be.

Below are our top 10 feature articles for 2023, covering everything from leadership profiles to school choice expansion.

Thank you for trusting us with your stories.

Why there is a state of emergency for public education in North Carolina, what you need to know, and what we are hearing
What are the ‘gale-force demographic wind gusts’ facing North Carolina?
Reflections from a principal’s ‘rookie season’
These rural NC school districts are tackling the teacher shortage in an innovative way 
As Republicans clinch supermajority, what is next for public schools?
As the school year kicks off, 30 districts experience superintendent turnover
When the lights go out in a mill town that truly loves being a mill town
Meet a principal who offers love first in this come as you are school
A 10-year-old idea for teaching kids to read at churches appears to be working. Here’s a look at why, and how to scale it
“My Name Is Merle” documents western N.C.’s internationally-renowned music festival