RALEIGH (March 26, 2026) – Stronger-than-expected growth means North Carolina will end 2025-26 with a $370 million (1.1%) surplus, according to a consensus forecast released this week by the governor’s ...

WINTERVILLE (March 26, 2026) – Whether it’s due to a genuine shortage or rampant turnover, truck drivers are in demand. Trucking has been essential to restoring the nation’s post-pandemic supply ...

By Shawnice Meador Public Ed Works RALEIGH (March 19, 2026) – When they return to session next month, North Carolina legislators will once again grapple with the state budget, a process that ...

By Keith Poston WakeEd Partnership RALEIGH (March18, 2026) – North Carolina is still waiting for a comprehensive state budget, and once again our public schools are feeling the impact. Last week Governor Josh ...

By Annie Jonas, Ed.D. NC Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) Program Manager for Resilient Afterschool Programs  ASHEVILLE (March 19, 2026) – “It is in the shelter of each other that the ...

Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (March 14, 2026) – Public Ed Works staff participated in the 20th annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation 5K for Education on Saturday. With 22 booths ...

RALEIGH (March 11, 2026) – News Item: Over the past two years, North Carolinians have spent $13 billion betting on sports.1 Yet North Carolinians can’t come up with $1.5 billion to ...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works WINTERVILLE (March 11, 2026) – Public school leaders are coming together outside the classroom to improve the lives of Pitt County children and their families. IMPACT Leadership ...

CHAPEL HILL (March 11, 2026) – The proposed relocation of the Dean Dome to “Carolina North” seems to have hijacked the conversation into areas unrelated to the mission of a ...

By Public Schools First NC RALEIGH (March 7, 2026) – On March 4, NCDPI presented to the State Board of Education findings from the annual State of the Teaching and School ...