Friends, Imagine this. It’s the first day of school and North Carolina’s kids are pumped to return to class. Every child walks into a bright classroom led by an excellent teacher who knows their name and story. shelves are stocked with supplies. Buses run on time. The cafeteria is serving healthy food. Parents and caregivers feel… READ MORE
CHAPEL HILL (September 02, 2025) – We challenge the NC Supreme Court to do the right thing for North Carolina’s children. For nearly 30 years, North Carolina’s courts have delivered a clear verdict: every child deserves a sound, basic education guaranteed by our constitution and upheld by multiple Supreme Court rulings. There are constitutional mandates… READ MORE
How did it begin? Back in the early 1990s, parents and school boards in five rural counties (Hoke, Halifax, Robeson, Vance, and Cumberland) sued the state of North Carolina. They argued that their schools didn’t have the resources like teachers, textbooks, buildings, or funding to give kids the same opportunities as students in wealthier areas…. READ MORE
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (August 28, 2025) – North Carolina has seen a vast expansion of vouchers – taxpayer dollars for students to attend private schools – called “Opportunity Scholarships.” The state is projected to spend $731 million on its voucher programs this year, according to the NC General Assembly’s Fiscal Research… READ MORE
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (August 20, 2025) – It’s no secret that pay is a concern for North Carolina teachers – the latest report from the National Education Association ranks the state 43rd in the U.S. for average teacher salaries. It hasn’t always been this way. Based on a table from the… READ MORE
By Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (August 20, 2025) – As unsettling headlines go, it’s hard to do better than “No Country for Young Grads.” That’s the title of a recent report from the Burning Glass Institute that highlights a worrisome decline in hiring for recent college graduates. The job market for young degree holders has… READ MORE
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (August 14, 2025) – As students head back to the classroom, we’re diving deeper into the struggles educators are dealing with in our state. Over the next several weeks, we will publish a series of articles to address how legislative actions – and inaction – in North Carolina… READ MORE
By Tom Campbell RALEIGH (August 6, 2025) – For decades we have been told our public schools are failing. It comes largely from those on the conservative right. They are so adamant, so loud and so frequent that they have swayed public opinion. Pew reports 51 percent say the country’s K-12 education system is generally… READ MORE
By Ed Samulski Cary Boshamer Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL (August 6, 2025) – As a teenager in South Carolina applying to college in the late 1950s, I saw the qualitative difference between the economies of the Carolinas; everyone attributed North Carolina’s superiority in all areas to… READ MORE
By Paul Fulton and David Rice Public Ed Works RALEIGH (July 31, 2025) – North Carolina has a problem. And state legislators – particularly the state Senate led by Phil Berger – have refused to recognize it for far too long. The state ranks 43rd in average teacher pay and 39th in starting teacher pay.1 That’s… READ MORE
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