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Stein Vetoes Bill Opting into Federal School Vouchers
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Stein Vetoes Bill Opting into Federal School Vouchers

The Democratic governor hopes to bend the program to benefit public schools over private ones.

by Carli Brosseau August 8, 2025August 7, 2025
After Notable Wins, Can NCAE Make the Case for Public Education?

After Notable Wins, Can NCAE Make the Case for Public Education?

Educators in Durham and Guilford counties last year. Can teachers leverage those wins into statewide gains?

by Justin Laidlaw March 5, 2025April 27, 2025
Fayetteville Museum Aims to Right the Record on Civil War History

Fayetteville Museum Aims to Right the Record on Civil War History

The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction looks to tell “the truth with all its blemishes.”

by Jimmy Ryals February 24, 2025March 3, 2025
The Reading Wars Go to College

The Reading Wars Go to College

Nearly everyone backs the latest research on teaching kids to read. Why did it take eight years to update curriculum?

by Matt Hartman January 23, 2025February 5, 2025

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Moms for Liberty’s Local Election Scorecard

Moms for Liberty’s Local Election Scorecard

The “parental rights” group’s North Carolina chapters endorsed seven school board candidates this election cycle. Only two won.

by Carli Brosseau and Johanna F. Still November 18, 2024November 17, 2024
Can $150 Million Transform Early Childhood Education in Guilford County?

Can $150 Million Transform Early Childhood Education in Guilford County?

A collective effort supported by $150 million in private investment and philanthropic organizations aims to transform early childhood education.

by P.R. Lockhart August 6, 2024June 21, 2025
Why I Left Teaching

Why I Left Teaching

I taught in public schools for more than two decades, but I just quit—and you need to know why.

by Lisa Williams June 12, 2024June 11, 2024

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The Making of Michele Morrow

The Making of Michele Morrow

Her primary win took many by surprise, but the state superintendent candidate is following Steve Bannon’s playbook.

by Carli Brosseau May 1, 2024February 24, 2025
Why the State’s Deaf Schools Declined–and Could Rise Again

Why the State’s Deaf Schools Declined–and Could Rise Again

North Carolina long pushed deaf children toward mainstream schools. Now lawmakers want to give parents more choices.

by Ren Larson April 15, 2024April 16, 2024
Is Our Children Reading?

Is Our Children Reading?

Lawmakers have awarded $4.5 million to a literacy program that does not align with current educational standards.

by Ren Larson December 20, 2023May 10, 2024
Public Money, Private Schools

Public Money, Private Schools

Lawmakers plan to vastly expand Opportunity Scholarships, but questions about oversight, accountability, and what it will cost public schools remain. 

by Katie Reilly and Carl Blankenship September 8, 2023September 11, 2023
‘This Is Work I Will Die For’

‘This Is Work I Will Die For’

Lee A. Williams II took over as chief equity officer for Orange County Schools last year amid turmoil over how to address systemic discrimination. 

by Barry Yeoman August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

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