- Too narrow a viewRALEIGH (January 25, 2022) – Some folks measure the value of higher education solely by how much its graduates make. Most of us know there’s a lot more to it. In a ...Read more
- Getting serious about early literacyRALEIGH (January 19, 2023) – For several years, state leaders have talked about improving early literacy in North Carolina through the data-based Science of Reading. But a consultant’s report to the ...Read more
- Nursing instructor shortage: Pay them.RALEIGH (November 19, 2023) – Only through “robust resource allocation” – a polite way to say money – can North Carolina produce 50% more nursing graduates by 2028 or 2029, ...Read more
- $500 tuition: ‘A success on multiple fronts’RALEIGH (January 11, 2023) – As the NC General Assembly returns today for its 2023 session, state legislators deserve credit for one good thing they’ve done for the state’s public ...Read more
- Our hopes for 2023RALEIGH (January 4, 2022) – With the elections and the holidays behind us, Higher Ed Works has some hopes for the new year. North Carolina is not investing in public education ...Read more
- 2022: An anxious yearRALEIGH (December 29, 2022) – 2022 has been an anxious year for North Carolina. As the nation stumbled out of a pandemic, inflation spiked, interest rates rose, shortages in the state’s ...Read more
- Happy Holidays from Higher Ed Works!RALEIGH (December 21, 2022) – Our team at Higher Ed Works wishes you the warmest of holiday seasons and appreciation for all those around us, including those we don’t always ...Read more
- Cooper: University boards should reflect NCRALEIGH (December 15, 2022) – Governing boards of North Carolina’s public universities should reflect the state’s diversity of race, geography, gender and political thought, Gov. Roy Cooper told a commission ...Read more
- Fulton: Fight politicization, political overreach in educationEDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday, the North Carolina Society of New York honored Higher Ed Works founder and chair Paul Fulton at its annual Dinner Dance. Since 1947, the Society has recognized 79 honorees, including ...Read more
- Ross & Spellings: Organize UNC System for successRALEIGH (December 1, 2022) – Two former Presidents of the UNC System who will lead a commission to assess the System’s governing structure say the panel will examine models across ...Read more