RALEIGH (October 15, 2025) – State legislators are due back in Raleigh Monday. And more than three months into the state’s budget year, they have yet to fulfill one of the fundamental duties we elect them to do: Adopt a state budget. Adoption of a budget is one of their primary jobs. Yet Senate President... READ MORE

In two years, the state has gone from funding the tuition costs of a minority of the state’s private school students to now paying the bill for most of them.

App State is among 60 schools selected to join the national FirstGen Forward Network, with schools chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to advancing success for first-generation students. Net...

Officials were concerned about a number of changes affecting or potentially affecting school meal programs, including changes to federal programs for low-income families.

"Children's lives are on the line in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County if we don't move more expeditiously to fix this issue," Malishai Woodbury said.

In NC and beyond, more girls need access to a high-quality education that leads to a meaningful career and family-sustaining living wages.

Green acknowledged the cost-cutting measures that have already taken place. "There's more to do," he said.

By Tom Campbell RALEIGH (October 8, 2025) – Folks in higher education must feel like General Custer at Little Big Horn: fired at from almost every angle. Higher education hasn’t faced this many pressures in our lifetimes. Nowhere is that stress greater than from the federal government. Colleges and universities have bullseyes pasted on them... READ MORE

The federal government’s shutdown threatens far-reaching impacts on everything from air traffic control to national parks. But Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials say the impact on schools is mini...

More 18-year-olds, friendly in-state tuition practices, testing flexibility and data for good ROI helping boost UNC System enrollment.

Opponents of public education have chosen to exploit violent tragedies across the country and here in North Carolina to sow division. | Opinion

Read more about Chancellor Lee Roberts’ remarks, and faculty’s response, in The N&O’s higher ed newsletter.

The new state requirement that teachers catalog the names of all the books in their classroom is drawing complaints from educators.

A program that delivered fresh, local produce for school meals is gone, and rural North Carolina districts are scrambling to fill the gap.

WILMINGTON — UNCW is extending its space reservation system to its spirit rocks next week after a conflict over the rock being painted with the late Charlie Kirk’s image last month. READ MORE: UNCW…

By Peter Hans President, UNC System RALEIGH (October 2, 2025) – North Carolina needs more nurses, and the state’s public universities are stepping up to make it happen. Earlier this week, I visited Fayetteville State University to celebrate a $2 million gift from Cape Fear Valley Health and to highlight the tens of millions that... READ MORE

The department and the state's schools are set to receive nearly $2 billion in federal funding this year, largely for special education services and assistance to schools enrolling higher shares of lo...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (October 2, 2025) – Over the past several weeks we’ve looked at a range of issues in North Carolina’s public schools, but one theme stands true throughout – most problems stem from a lack of funding.   Low teacher pay Low pay is a major concern for North Carolina... READ MORE

Teachers have come to wear ‘red for ed’ shirts, often on Wednesdays, to rally support for public education.

The State Board of Education will discuss a change nearly a year after approving a similar rule: That North Carolina high school students can no longer receive an "FF" failing grade solely based on no...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Everyone is figuring out how to use or cope with artificial intelligence, including the education community. In these remarks to the UNC Board of Governors last week, UNC System President Peter Hans addresses many issues the system faces with AI. Read the full text here. Or watch the remarks on video here. RALEIGH... READ MORE

Learn more in The N&O’s higher ed newsletter about similar allegations made against the UNC board in recent years.

Hard-fought gains in pay are making a difference. “I finally have my head above water. But we need to do better.”

Lois Roegge is a mother of two and a graduate student at NC State, and she dusted off her mellophone to join the Wolfpack band