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New toolkit for educator prep programs highlights trauma-informed practices in schools

by Chantal Brown | June 2, 2025

A new toolkit from the North Carolina Center for Resilience & Learning includes information on trauma-informed practice for teachers, school counselors, and administrators.

Latest news

Cracking open child care budgets at Gov. Stein’s early childhood task force

by Liz Bell | June 3, 2025

Leaders in Sampson County sign ‘historic’ joint budget resolution for schools

by Anna Pogarcic | June 3, 2025

Advocates ask lawmakers for a hearing on youth vaping law

by Ben Humphries | June 3, 2025

Latest stories

Want to help with Helene recovery, support public schools? Rural tourism matters

by Mebane Rash | June 3, 2025

three women standing in front of Wayne County Board of Education seal and a desk with four swivel chairs in a board room.

Brunswick and Wayne counties are ‘Growing their Own’ teacher pipelines

by Chantal Brown | June 2, 2025

How to contact your lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels

by Ben Humphries | June 2, 2025

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Legislature 2025

News

House budget calls for master’s pay and higher raises for beginning teachers

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, Ben Humphries, Liz Bell and Chantal Brown | May 22, 2025

News

Which education bills are still under consideration at the General Assembly?

by Ben Humphries, Chantal Brown, Liz Bell and Hannah Vinueza McClellan | May 14, 2025

News

Senate passes budget with multiple education items, including teacher raises

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | April 15, 2025

News

Cracking open child care budgets at Gov. Stein’s early childhood task force

by Liz Bell | June 3, 2025

Leaders in Sampson County sign ‘historic’ joint budget resolution for schools

by Anna Pogarcic | June 3, 2025

Advocates ask lawmakers for a hearing on youth vaping law

by Ben Humphries | June 3, 2025

classroom without students

New toolkit for educator prep programs highlights trauma-informed practices in schools

by Chantal Brown | June 2, 2025

Governor’s Educator Discovery Award invests in the professional development of educators

by Mebane Rash | June 2, 2025

How rural places in the Southeast are expanding child care, which economists say is necessary for growth

by Liz Bell | May 29, 2025

Tax cuts, tariffs, and uncertainty mean less revenue for North Carolina, updated forecast says

by Mebane Rash | May 29, 2025

Prescient warnings about Helene didn’t reach people in harm’s way. Here are 5 lessons for the next hurricane.

by Jennifer Berry Hawes, Mollie Simon and Cassandra Garibay | May 28, 2025

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Want to help with Helene recovery, support public schools? Rural tourism matters

by Mebane Rash | June 3, 2025

‘More than a tour of duty’: The living legacy of Dr. Dudley Flood

by Derick Lee | June 2, 2025

three women standing in front of Wayne County Board of Education seal and a desk with four swivel chairs in a board room.

Brunswick and Wayne counties are ‘Growing their Own’ teacher pipelines

by Chantal Brown | June 2, 2025

How to contact your lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels

by Ben Humphries | June 2, 2025

Reading clinic proves a win-win for district and university partners

by Caroline Parker | May 29, 2025

A confirmation of purpose: Road to Hire’s Commitment Day 2025

by Derick Lee | May 28, 2025

New toolkit looks at advanced manufacturing partnerships across rural North Carolina

by Emily Thomas | May 28, 2025

Grow Moore Teachers Pathway Scholarship announces first recipient

by Rakyah Jacobs | May 27, 2025

Perspectives

K-12

Perspective | Standardized tests for nonstandard students: What can we do differently?

by Courtney Nunnamaker | June 3, 2025

K-12

Research | Trends in school market share in North Carolina

by Joanne Brosh and Lisa Carlson | June 2, 2025

K-12

Perspective | What North Carolina told me: Reflections from the road

by Maurice Green | May 30, 2025

K-12

Perspective | North Carolina’s education funding system remains inequitable, report finds

by Kris Nordstrom and Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) | May 28, 2025

K-12

Perspective | Youth media camp returns to eastern North Carolina

by Alexis Bell | May 27, 2025

STEM

Perspective | In North Carolina, a sea of oxygen bubbles — spreading across the state’s school districts

by Sam Chaltain | May 27, 2025