RALEIGH (March 26, 2026) – Stronger-than-expected growth means North Carolina will end 2025-26 with a $370 million (1.1%) surplus, according to a consensus forecast released this week by the governor’s budget office and the legislature’s Fiscal Research Division. But the state could still face a $360 million (1%) decrease in revenue in 2026-27 due to… READ MORE
Pitt truck driving: ‘Really, really good instructors’
WINTERVILLE (March 26, 2026) – Whether it’s due to a genuine shortage or rampant turnover, truck drivers are in demand. Trucking has been essential to restoring the nation’s post-pandemic supply chain. And after courses that last just four to 12 weeks and cost $1,180 or less, drivers can emerge from the Commercial Driver’s License program… READ MORE
NC voucher funding increases for 2026-27
By Shawnice Meador Public Ed Works RALEIGH (March 19, 2026) – When they return to session next month, North Carolina legislators will once again grapple with the state budget, a process that often leaves critical services – like our K-12 public schools – in a state of financial limbo. Yet, amid the political back-and-forth and… READ MORE
Still waiting on a state budget – and action for public schools
By Keith Poston WakeEd Partnership RALEIGH (March18, 2026) – North Carolina is still waiting for a comprehensive state budget, and once again our public schools are feeling the impact. Last week Governor Josh Stein, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, and House Speaker Destin Hall jointly announced the creation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on… READ MORE
Action for afterschool in Western NC
By Annie Jonas, Ed.D. NC Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) Program Manager for Resilient Afterschool Programs ASHEVILLE (March 19, 2026) – “It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” – Irish proverb I see nods of understanding as I read this proverb at the kickoff of the most recent WNC… READ MORE
Public Ed Works rallies at 5K for Education
Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (March 14, 2026) – Public Ed Works staff participated in the 20th annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation 5K for Education on Saturday. With 22 booths and just over 2,000 people registered, participants came to walk, run, and support education—a cause that is more important than ever as… READ MORE
Gambling on our children’s future
RALEIGH (March 11, 2026) – News Item: Over the past two years, North Carolinians have spent $13 billion betting on sports.1 Yet North Carolinians can’t come up with $1.5 billion to pay our public-school teachers properly. We rank 43rd among the states in average teacher pay, 39th in starting teacher pay,2 and 50th – 50th, as… READ MORE
Pitt nonprofit creates future leaders
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works WINTERVILLE (March 11, 2026) – Public school leaders are coming together outside the classroom to improve the lives of Pitt County children and their families. IMPACT Leadership & Educational Center was founded in 2023, for third- through eighth-grade students. (IMPACT stands for Integrity -Merit – Perseverance – Accountability –… READ MORE
Ed Samulski: What would Horace Williams want?
CHAPEL HILL (March 11, 2026) – The proposed relocation of the Dean Dome to “Carolina North” seems to have hijacked the conversation into areas unrelated to the mission of a university. The outcry has drowned out another option the administration presented for the use of that land: An academic anchor in applied sciences. Carolina North… READ MORE
NC is losing too many teachers!
By Public Schools First NC RALEIGH (March 7, 2026) – On March 4, NCDPI presented to the State Board of Education findings from the annual State of the Teaching and School Administration Professions in North Carolina. Data show that teachers are leaving the classroom at a rate of 10.11% (up slightly from last year’s 9.88%),… READ MORE
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