RALEIGH (May 14, 2026) – We don’t know all the important details yet, but we’re grateful to state legislators for their announcement this week that they’ve agreed on an average raise of 8% for our state’s public-school teachers. In particular, we’re grateful to House Speaker Destin Hall and House Appropriations Senior Chair Donny Lambeth, R-Forsyth,… READ MORE
‘Pay the dadgum teachers!’ campaign launches
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (May 14, 2026) – During Teacher Appreciation Week, Public Ed Works staff launched our latest billboard campaign and shared heartwarming stories about the teachers who shaped us. And this week, legislators announced an agreement on average teacher raises of 8%! We’re grateful to the legislators who hammered out the… READ MORE
A banner year for NC voucher-accepting private schools
By Public Schools First NC RALEIGH (May 9, 2026) – Last school year (2024-25) was the first time voucher eligibility was open to all families regardless of prior public school attendance or income. The surge in voucher use brought an unprecedented windfall to voucher-accepting private schools across the state as families who had always sent… READ MORE
Roberts: UNC faculty ‘the core of everything we do’
CHAPEL HILL (May 6, 2026) – There have been questions in recent years about how much University of North Carolina governing boards and administrators respect the role of the faculty in supporting the university’s reputation. But UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts leaves no doubt in the accompanying video. “Faculty are at the core of everything… READ MORE
The march: What don’t legislators get?
RALEIGH (May 1, 2026) – Thousands of North Carolina teachers made a lot of noise in Raleigh on Friday. The question is whether they made a difference. Teachers came from Halifax County, from Buncombe, from Mecklenburg, Forsyth, Guilford, Chatham and Johnston, asking for better pay – and even more, respect from the legislature in a… READ MORE
Vouchers up, local public schools down
GREENSBORO (May 5, 2026) – North Carolinians – and especially Guilford County residents – connect these dots: News Item, May 1: State vouchers send $31 million to private schools in Guilford County. News Item, April 15: Guilford Schools ask for $25 million budget increase to pay teachers more, enhance security. DO YOU SEE what’s happening… READ MORE
Rural districts disheartened by Leandro ruling
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RAEFORD (May 5, 2026) – Two rural school districts that were plaintiffs in the 32-year-old Leandro suit over state support for public schools are still reeling from the N.C. Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss the case. In the 1994 lawsuit, five counties (Hoke, Halifax, Robeson, Vance and Cumberland) sued… READ MORE
46th in teacher pay: NC stands still. Other states surge ahead.
RALEIGH (April 29, 2026) – What a predictable embarrassment. As the only state in the country that didn’t adopt a new budget for 2025-26, North Carolina didn’t do squat for its public-school teachers last year. Other states did for their teachers. So it’s no surprise that North Carolina – the state that likes to boast… READ MORE
Stein: Schools ‘one area where we cannot afford to fall behind’
RALEIGH (April 29, 2026) – As legislators returned to Raleigh last week, Gov. Josh Stein made his own proposal for a 2026-27 state budget that they would be wise to heed: Long-overdue raises for K-12 teachers, affordable child care and free community college in high-demand fields. Stein’s proposed budget would give the state’s teachers –… READ MORE
Roberts: Running a university without a state budget
CHAPEL HILL (April 29, 2026) – How do you run a massive research university when the state legislature, amid persistent inflation, hasn’t adopted a new budget in three years? “It’s a challenge for Carolina and all the other schools in the (UNC) System to operate without a (new) state budget,” UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee… READ MORE
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