RALEIGH (December 31, 2025) – 2025 was noteworthy more for what didn’t happen in North Carolina than what did. In fact, the word of the year for North Carolina might be “failed”: •No new state budget. North Carolina is the only state that failed to adopt a new budget for 2025-26, though the state House,… READ MORE
Here’s to 2026
RALEIGH (December 31, 2025) – Public Ed Works thanks you for another year of support for our local public schools. Now, more than ever, it’s important to make your voice heard. Just weeks ago, North Carolina ranked last in the nation for state funding effort. As we look ahead to 2026, each of us has an… READ MORE
Don Martin: Public schools offer a better choice
By Don Martin WINSTON-SALEM (December 23, 2025) – In 2013, the NC General Assembly passed the “Opportunity Scholarship” law to provide scholarship funds for low-income students who wished to attend private schools. The premise was that poor students were trapped in public schools (often referred to as “failing” public schools) and needed an “opportunity” to… READ MORE
Gary Pearce on Jim Hunt
EDITOR’S NOTE: Gov. Jim Hunt advanced public education in North Carolina in many, many ways – but mainly by setting high expectations in the days before the state’s governors had veto power. We at Public Ed Works truly appreciate his profound legacy. Here, Hunt’s political advisor Gary Pearce offers a concise list of his accomplishments…. READ MORE
Poll: Schools underfunded, teachers underpaid, state to blame
ELON (December 17, 2025) – North Carolinians are confused by their state’s education structure. But they do know schools are underfunded, teachers are paid too little and the chief culprit is state government, according to a new survey by the Elon University Poll. Asked to list the top three reasons schools underperform, “Sixty percent identified… READ MORE
Playing charades or choosing children?
By Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity RALEIGH (December 17, 2025) – In North Carolina, we are watching a disturbing choice play out in real time: Playing charades over prioritizing the public educational needs of children. At a moment when students and districts are struggling under the weight of unmet… READ MORE
NC private school vouchers help fuel resegregation
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (December 17, 2025) – Public schools are grappling with the negative effects of increasing segregation, and North Carolina’s expanded private school vouchers only aggravate the issue. Dr. Corina De La Torre is the Manager of Policy, Research, and Community Engagement at the Center for Racial Equity in Education… READ MORE
Padilla: Teachers and shortages
By Art Padilla WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH (December 10, 2025) – When the Ida and William Friday Building at UNC–Charlotte was dedicated in 1982, Wilma Thornburg—Bill Friday’s elementary school teacher—sat on the platform between the Fridays as their proud guest. She had taught Bill in nearby Dallas, North Carolina, long before he became UNC’s iconic president. But… READ MORE
NC’s educator pipeline: Urgent need for state action
By Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity RALEIGH (December 10, 2025) – In December 2019, North Carolina made a bold and necessary commitment to focus statewide attention on the actions required to recruit and retain a diverse educator workforce. The Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education (DRIVE) Task… READ MORE
What is your choice?
By Amos Fodchuk Public School Forum of North Carolina RALEIGH (December 10, 2025) – Over the past month, North Carolina has been confronted with a wave of immigration enforcement actions that left families frightened, educators overwhelmed, and entire school communities destabilized. The headlines have been loud, but the impact on our students has been far… READ MORE
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