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Gov. Stein and Superintendent Green celebrate ‘Public Schools Week’ in North Carolina

by Chantal Brown | February 25, 2026

Gov. Josh Stein and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice “Mo” Green visited Bluford STEM Academy in Greensboro on Wednesday to highlight literacy instruction during Public Schools Week.

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Amid presidential search, community college system ramps up legislative and fundraising efforts

by Analisa Sorrells Archer and Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 23, 2026

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One Chatham: Literacy growth fueled by focus and a little fire

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people posing in a group in front of a Guilford County Schools backdrop.

Gov. Stein and Superintendent Green celebrate ‘Public Schools Week’ in North Carolina

by Chantal Brown | February 25, 2026

Andrea Freile to lead LatinxEd after national search

by Mebane Rash | February 25, 2026

Meet North Carolina’s 2026 Regional Principals of the Year

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 24, 2026

State task force visits child care center at Davidson-Davie Community College: ‘We need to duplicate that on every campus’

by Liz Bell | February 23, 2026

man standing at the end of long boardroom table

Amid presidential search, community college system ramps up legislative and fundraising efforts

by Analisa Sorrells Archer and Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 23, 2026

The superintendent who put students first: Mourning the loss of Mark Byrd

by Mebane Rash | February 23, 2026

State Board of Community Colleges forms new committee to guide system through transition, sets presidential hiring timeline

by Analisa Sorrells Archer and Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 20, 2026

New school accountability task force begins latest effort to redesign system

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | February 19, 2026

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One Chatham: Literacy growth fueled by focus and a little fire

by Amy Rhyne | February 23, 2026

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by Katie Dukes | February 23, 2026

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by Deanna Ballard and Turner Zsambeky | February 18, 2026

When rural voices connect: Inside TFA’s rural leadership academy, where staying power takes root

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Perspective | Energizing the skilled trades pipeline through public-private partnerships

by Laura Leatherwood | February 25, 2026

Literacy

Perspective | How improvement science transformed my students’ reading and writing

by April Ferguson and Eliz Colbert | February 24, 2026

Budget

Perspective | A fiscal storm is about to hit North Carolina

by John Hood | February 23, 2026

Community Colleges

Perspective | The diploma trap, and why The Leon Levine Foundation has issued an RFP

by Russ Altenburg | February 17, 2026

K-12

Perspective | A sustainable framework for leading with joy

by Seth Ashburn | February 16, 2026

Community Colleges

Perspective | Dreams come true at McDowell Tech

by J.W. Kelley | February 12, 2026