RALEIGH (April 18, 2024) – Nearly 8 in 10 North Carolina voters support better pay raises for the state’s public school teachers next year. In a statewide poll conducted for Public ...

RALEIGH (April 10, 2024) – Sara Scanlon feels “steadily increasing pressure” to increase graduation rates among her students – whether they’ve mastered the material or not. In our latest installment of ...

CONCORD (April 4, 2024) – To Natalia Mejia, teachers should be treated like the professionals they are. In the latest installment of our Teachers Talk series, the ESL teacher at C.C. ...

RALEIGH (March 28, 2024) – A state House committee acknowledged this week what was painfully clear even two years ago: North Carolina’s pay for teachers hasn’t kept up with inflation. The ...

KERNERSVILLE (March 6, 2024) – Stephanie Wallace is one masterful teacher. Wallace, who teaches English and Teacher Cadets at East Forsyth High School, has an amazing 180 former students who are ...

By Deanna Townsend-Smith, Ed.D. RALEIGH (March 6, 2024) – Black History Month was an opportunity to reflect on the past and to imagine the possibility and benefits of maintaining a diverse society. It ...

RALEIGH (February 22, 2024) – In a lawsuit that’s lasted almost 30 years, lawyers argued before the NC Supreme Court today about lofty concepts like jurisdiction and who has authority ...

DURHAM (February 15, 2024) – The tragic closures of Durham schools in recent weeks forced a superintendent and a CFO to resign, infuriated parents and damaged trust in the schools.  Worst ...

RALEIGH (February 7, 2024) – Blue Cross CEO Emeritus Brad Wilson has had a remarkable career in law, government, health care, academia and the nonprofit sector. Wilson’s dad was a state ...

RALEIGH (January 17, 2024) – To former Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Brad Wilson, public education is simply fundamental – as a moral responsibility to our fellow citizens, to workforce ...