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EdExplainer | How does veto power work in North Carolina?

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 12, 2025

North Carolina’s governor has one of the weakest vetoes in the country. Read more about how it works and what that means for this year’s legislative session.

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How are the children? NC Child launches data center, county cards, on youth health, education, and well-being

by Liz Bell | September 11, 2025

Charter Review Board narrowly approves ‘sub-campus’ expansion across Wake County lines

by Kristen Blair | September 11, 2025

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NC State University announces fourth cohort of Transformational Scholars

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 10, 2025

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NC’s Teacher of the Year is an AVID educator, advocate for rural schools, and a Swiftie

by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | September 15, 2025

Building belonging at Fairview Elementary in Buncombe County

by Emily Thomas | September 10, 2025

Robeson Community College students demonstrate their training at the college’s lineman rodeo

by Rakyah Jacobs | September 9, 2025

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NC State's College of Education’s New Student Enrollment Jumps 16.6% After Record Number of Applications

NC State | September 2, 2025

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Governor Stein Announces Standing Orders to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

Office of the NC Governor | September 12, 2025

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Perspectives on DEI

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Perspective | Ensuring equality and excellence in education

by Michael Lee | July 17, 2025

Perspective

Perspective | In a post-DEI world, effective practice is still effective practice. Period.

by Earnest Winston | July 17, 2025

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Perspective | If anti-DEI legislation becomes law, nuanced curricula about complicated histories will be needed

by Xavier Adams | July 17, 2025

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How are the children? NC Child launches data center, county cards, on youth health, education, and well-being

by Liz Bell | September 11, 2025

Charter Review Board narrowly approves ‘sub-campus’ expansion across Wake County lines

by Kristen Blair | September 11, 2025

university flag for college of education at nc state

NC State University announces fourth cohort of Transformational Scholars

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 10, 2025

As early childhood apprenticeships increase, leaders say more are needed to support ‘the workforce behind the workforce’

by Liz Bell | September 9, 2025

Cone Health adds remote therapy to school telehealth program

by Jennifer Fernandez | September 8, 2025

State Board of Education extends grace period for $3.4 million in WS/FCS debt, and other meeting highlights

by Ben Humphries | September 8, 2025

New initiative aims to add thousands of private school seats across NC in next year

by Mebane Rash | September 4, 2025

North Carolina releases school performance grades, testing data for 2024-25

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | September 4, 2025

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NC’s Teacher of the Year is an AVID educator, advocate for rural schools, and a Swiftie

by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | September 15, 2025

Meet Lindsay Phillips, the 2025 NC Charter School Teacher of the Year

by Kristen Blair | September 15, 2025

EdExplainer | How does veto power work in North Carolina?

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 12, 2025

Building belonging at Fairview Elementary in Buncombe County

by Emily Thomas | September 10, 2025

Robeson Community College students demonstrate their training at the college’s lineman rodeo

by Rakyah Jacobs | September 9, 2025

Connect Church: Breaking down barriers and meeting new neighbors in Iredell County

by Betsy Greer | September 9, 2025

Investing in the future: One leader’s pathway from community college student to program chair

by Katie Dukes | September 8, 2025

Math scores are still below pre-pandemic levels. Here’s how states are working to reverse trends

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | September 8, 2025

Perspectives

Literacy

Perspective | Are kids making progress in reading? It all depends on how you measure it

by Chad Aldeman | September 15, 2025

Learning Differences

Perspective | How can we support students whose brains are wired differently?

by Nandhana Ramesh | September 11, 2025

Community Colleges

Perspective | Putting the community into community college

by Jim Morton | September 8, 2025

Student Voice

Perspective | Reviving bipartisan debate for a new generation

by Matthew Simonson and Microsoft Copilot | September 8, 2025

K-12

Perspective | What youth mental health policy needs to look like — according to a teenager

by Tejasvi Shirolkar | September 4, 2025

Workforce

Perspective | Why North Carolina’s language programs are the secret to our economic future

by David Young | September 3, 2025