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
No Christmas for North Carolina
By Douglas Shackelford and Paul Fulton CHAPEL HILL (December 3, 2025) – Once again, for the second time in seven years, the NC General Assembly has failed to pass a budget.1 Our state stands alone as the only one in the country unable to complete its most basic responsibility. While every other state managed to fund… READ MORE
General Assembly should pause tax cuts, invest $1B in affordability
By Sally Hodges-Copple N.C Budget & Tax Center RALEIGH (December 3, 2025) – Unless leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly change course before the end of the year, Jan. 1 will bring unhappy news for North Carolinians fed up with the rising cost of living. That’s the date that yet another round of state… READ MORE
Federal education cuts carry a price tag for NC
RALEIGH (December 3, 2025) – U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been on a media blitz lately, sharing the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education and shift responsibilities to other agencies and the states. McMahon calls it “testing,” saying she’s confident the department’s programs can be administered more efficiently. So certain Department… READ MORE
Thanks at a critical moment
RALEIGH (November 25, 2025) – With Thanksgiving upon us, Public Ed Works wants to share our profound thanks – not only for the hard, face-to-face work done by those in our schools, but for those of you who support them with us. Public education does a public good for all of us, regardless of whether… READ MORE
Invest in NC Teachers: Lessons from Walmart’s retention strategy
By Shawnice Meador Executive Director, Public Ed Works RALEIGH (November 20, 2025) – When Walmart made the bold decision in 2015 to raise its starting hourly wage by 24% – impacting nearly half its more than 1 million U.S. hourly employees –investors initially reacted with shock. Shares fell 10% in a single day, erasing $21.5… READ MORE
Educators exit NC for better pay
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (November 20, 2025) – North Carolina teachers and administrators are packing their bags and hitting the road after finding they can almost double their income in other states. Social studies teacher Nicholas Bailey transferred from Onslow County Schools in North Carolina to Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia… READ MORE
Good news for a change for NC’s teacher workforce
By David Rice Executive Editor Public Ed Works RALEIGH (November 20, 2025) – At last, there’s some good news for North Carolina’s teacher workforce. Enrollment in the NC Teaching Fellows program, which offers forgivable college loans to aspiring teachers who teach certain subjects, continues to climb dramatically. Dr. Ashton Clemmons, Associate Vice President of the… READ MORE
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