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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Charlotte Entrepreneur Supports Public Education
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works CHARLOTTE (June 25, 2026) – Entrepreneur Christopher Moxley, who co-founded 704shop, a Charlotte-based lifestyle brand, is speaking out on public education issues in North Carolina. Moxley grew up in public housing while attending Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and later graduated from UNC-Charlotte. “I kind of feel like I am like the… READ MORE
Nash educator starts nonprofit after job cut
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works ROCKY MOUNT (June 18, 2026) – Nash County educator Jamilah Bullock was serving as an assistant principal in Rocky Mount when she was laid off from her job, but that didn’t slow down her passion for education. “It was cut for funding,” Bullock said. “Where I was doing really… READ MORE
UNC cancer research: ‘Give people hope’
CHAPEL HILL (June 18, 2026) – Research gives patients hope — and oh, what research is happening at the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Cristy Page likes to describe it as “mind-blowing.” Page, CEO of UNC Health and Dean of the School of Medicine, notes in the accompanying video that one of her own family… READ MORE
Edgecombe educator shares successes and struggles
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works TARBORO (June 11, 2026) – Edgecombe County Teacher Owen Cole said it wasn’t until he started filling out his personal statement on a medical school application that he realized he didn’t want to be a doctor after all. “Went home and shadowed my AP biology teacher at my alma… READ MORE
Largest state without a children’s hospital
CHAPEL HILL (June 11, 2026) – Some of the diseases children face require highly specialized care. And they should not have to leave North Carolina to get it. So new funds for NC Children’s – a $2-3 billion, 500-bed children’s hospital to be built in Apex in a joint venture between UNC Health and Duke… READ MORE
Another red alert for American science
By Holden Thorp Science EDITORS NOTE: Scientific research is in danger thanks to a proposal from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB is seeking to revise the rules that govern how federal dollars are spent on scientific research funding. Holden Thorp, the 10th chancellor of the University of North Carolina… READ MORE
Bringing back exclusion: NC’s school vouchers
By J. Drew Tonissen In 2024, I stood in a Charlotte auditorium watching two Myers Park High School alumni, one Black and one White, discuss how they discovered their lives were linked through slavery. Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick shared a last name, but not a race. When Jimmie discovered that De’s ancestors owned… READ MORE
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