- K-12: Progress, but a long way to goRALEIGH – North Carolina’s spending on K-12 public education took a hit during and after the Great Recession – and it still hasn’t fully recovered. Compared with its neighbors, North Carolina’s ...Read more
- K-12 teacher pay: A widening gap?RALEIGH – A major component in education spending, of course, is teacher pay. A quality teacher can make an enormous difference in a child’s future. North Carolina’s national rank in K-12 ...Read more
- Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – Unique Scholarships in Allegheny CountyDr. Jeff Cox President of Wilkes Community College describes a unique education scholarship opportunity available to students in Allegheny County.Read more
- Where We Stand: Pre-KPre-K Make no mistake, quality pre-kindergarten matters to higher education – it has implications for third-grade reading proficiency, eighth-grade math1 and placing students on a trajectory that leads to a degree ...Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis – College “Mindset” in Yadkin CountyIn this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools says the biggest obstacle to motivating first generation college graduates to go to college is “mindset”. Budget cuts ...Read more
- Community Colleges: ‘Partners of the business community’RALEIGH – There’s no question community colleges are integral to economic development – both new and expanding businesses – in North Carolina. “Our work in economic development spans the spectrum,” NC ...Read more
- Community colleges’ multi-faceted mission“Community colleges do so many things – it’s a multi-faceted mission,” NC Community College System President Peter Hans says in the accompanying video. “When people learn the entire list, they’re ...Read more
- More credentials for a more diverse populationJim Hansen, Regional President, PNC Bank. Photo courtesy of NC Chamber. DURHAM (Aug. 16, 2018) – North Carolina used to have people without jobs. Now it has jobs without people, and ...Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis – College Ready StudentsIn this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools describes resources they use to help identify college ready students.Read more
- Former BOG members on good governanceGood governance can take many shapes and forms, depending on the organization and circumstance, and is not always easy to see or detect. Bad governance is different – like many ...Read more