It's an expensive and expansive piece of legislation that could "reshape the country’s finances for a generation." ...

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper presented his $34.5 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 on Wednesday, calling for approximately an additional $1 billion to go toward public education — ...

Share this story Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper released a budget plan Wednesday that would fully fund the Leandro comprehensive plan and provide average teacher pay raises of 18% over the biennium. Find ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R-Guilford, listed child care as one of the top challenges facing state legislators in this year’s long session during his opening remarks last month. “How we ...

Dr. Jeffrey Foster is a professor of education at Clinton College who has spent his career as a teacher, principal, and K-12 executive director reshaping education and championing inclusive learning ...

In 2012, it began with a vision in the head of a fellow at The Duke Endowment. What would happen if churches got involved with improving reading proficiency for young people? A little over 10 years ...

Historically, education is the largest area of the state budget — and that is true again in this year’s new state budget, passed on Sept. 22 by the Republican-led General Assembly. The new state ...

Family child care homes (FCCHs) are licensed programs in a home-based setting serving small groups of children. They represent 23% of programs in the state and 2.5% of enrollment in licensed child ...

Mebane Rash is the founding CEO and editor-in-chief of EdNC.org, where you can find essential news, important stories, and diverse perspectives about education. In 10 years, EdNC has grown from an ...

The General Assembly unanimously passed a $273 million Hurricane Helene relief bill with bipartisan support on Wednesday afternoon — the first step of what lawmakers said will be a multiple-year ...

Share this story If passed, SB406 would eliminate income eligibility requirements for the program, guaranteeing up to a 45% scholarship to all N.C. students. It also eliminates the requirement that a ...

Highlights The North Carolina House’s budget proposal would change how the state funds subsidized child care. Advocates worry that the change would lead to higher costs for most families receiving ...