By Dr. Laura Bilbro-Berry Public School Forum of NC Last month heralded the commencement season for colleges and universities across North Carolina. Within the class of 2025 are graduates who will be ...

RALEIGH (June 4, 2025) – I recently read an opinion piece from a noted North Carolina columnist essentially blaming former governor Roy Cooper for the sharp decline in North Carolina ...

RALEIGH (June 4, 2025) – Which would you believe – a nonpartisan staff or a politician? In February, a consensus forecast between the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division and the governor’s ...

RALEIGH (May 29, 2025) – News Item: “Raleigh to raise police, city employees’ pay, but will it be competitive enough?” The article this week in The News & Observer of Raleigh ...

By David Rice Public Ed Works RALEIGH (May 29, 2025) – After 54 years with Type I diabetes, I am alive today only because of science and a loving mother. It’s science ...

RALEIGH (May 22, 2025) – For more than a decade, North Carolina has neglected the folks who teach our children. Average teacher pay in the state now ranks 43rd in the ...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works WINSTON-SALEM (May 22, 2025) – The budget proposed by the NC House aims to invest $2.6 million in a nursing fellows pilot program at Winston-Salem State ...

POLKTON (May 19, 2025) – Dr. Stacy Waters-Bailey, a senior administrator at Forsyth Tech, has been named the next president of South Piedmont Community College, which serves Union and Anson ...

RALEIGH (May 16, 2025) – The UNC System’s governing board hired a new chancellor for Elizabeth City State University this week. It gave the System President a big raise. And ...

RALEIGH (May 16, 2025) – If there’s any doubt about where North Carolina’s health-care needs are worst, they’re in rural North Carolina. UNC System President Peter Hans highlighted the NC General ...