By Becca Pipitone A career in teaching is a labor of love in any state in this country, but here in North Carolina the sacrifices that teachers make to continue showing up for their students is starkly different. North Carolina is ranked 50th out of 50 states in funding for public education, and, without the… READ MORE
Public Ed Works executive editor David Rice on education funding in NC’s new state budget
This interview was originally published on News from the States. After more than a full year of delay at the legislature, North Carolina finally has a new state budget and as is almost always the case, what the new budget does and doesn’t do for public education is among the matters receiving the most attention…. READ MORE
A Below Average Commitment
When it comes to funding public education, North Carolina is failing. The Education Law Center’s (ELC) latest report gives North Carolina an “F” for funding level and effort. The best the state can muster is a C grade for the distribution of funds between low poverty and high poverty school districts. Even that C grade… READ MORE
A UNC hospital in Wilmington?
CHAPEL HILL (July 23, 2026) – Hospital competition is erupting across North Carolina, from Wilmington to Asheville. And Dr. Cristy Page, the CEO of UNC Health, sees a UNC hospital proposed for Wilmington as one that fills both local and regional health-care needs.1 “As we’ve listened to the people of Wilmington, we hear loud and… READ MORE
James Sprunt CC’s lineworker program feeds demand
KENANSVILLE (July 16, 2026) – Through our continuing partnership with North Carolina’s community colleges, we’re showcasing outstanding programs that prepare students for high-demand, well-paying careers—without the need for a four-year degree. This installment highlights the lineworker program at James Sprunt Community College. Interested in a career in the power distribution and transmission industry? James Sprunt… READ MORE
State budget: A start, not a finish
RALEIGH (July 9, 2026) – The $34 billion budget that Gov. Josh Stein signed Tuesday is a start, not a finish. First, it’s a year overdue — North Carolina’s legislature was the only one in America that didn’t adopt a budget for 2025-26. It includes an average raise of 8% for public school teachers, with… READ MORE
Vance Co. teacher says students need funding
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works MIDDLEBURG (June 9, 2026) – Vance County Schools elementary teacher Loricia Martin is teaching in the same system she grew up in and hoping to change her students’ lives for the better. “I saw a lot of the situations that students went through because I went through them myself,”… READ MORE
If public education fails, America fails
By Ginny Gaylor Public Ed Works “I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, (A)nd if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This… READ MORE
Eight Myths About Vouchers
According to Article 9, section 2 of the North Carolina constitution, “The General Assembly shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general and uniform system of free public schools, which shall be maintained at least nine months in every year, and wherein equal opportunities shall be provided for all students.” Equal. Let’s think about… READ MORE
Roberts: A University to Build Citizens and Scholars
CHAPEL HILL (July 2, 2026) – As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts sees connections with the founding of the University of North Carolina. Because democracy depends on an educated citizenry. Roberts notes in the accompanying video that the N.C. General Assembly ratified the U.S…. READ MORE
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