RALEIGH (December 26, 2024) – 2024 marked a continuing – and at times audacious – eating away at public schools in North Carolina. Governing boards appointed directly or indirectly by state legislators drove away a chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill, asserted control over athletic conference switches, and did away with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at… READ MORE
Green on teacher pay: Voices of the many
RALEIGH (December 19, 2024) – As he mounts an effort to raise teacher pay in North Carolina, incoming State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green knows it will take a team. In any of the things he will do as state superintendent, he says in the accompanying video, “I’m not going to be doing them by myself…. READ MORE
Creating an Equitable Future for North Carolina’s Schools: The Case for a Diverse Teacher Workforce
By Camry Wilborn-Mercer Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity RALEIGH (November 27, 2024) – If North Carolina is serious about creating an education system that serves all students, then building a diverse, representative teacher workforce must be a central priority. Research, history, and lived experience show that teacher diversity enhances academic success while… READ MORE
Mo Green is walking into a perfect storm
By Tom Campbell RALEIGH (November 14, 2024) – With the elections behind us, we need to shift our focus to North Carolina issues. Without question one of our highest priorities is helping our neighbors in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. But there’s another perfect storm brewing – in public education. It is widely… READ MORE
Public dollars belong in public schools
RALEIGH (September 13, 2024) – Public dollars belong in public schools. So in what perverse world is it OK to divert hundreds of millions of tax dollars to private schools while denying inflation-adjusted raises to public school teachers? Apparently, it’s the peculiar world of the North Carolina General Assembly. Legislators voted this week to devote… READ MORE
Legislators can finish the job
RALEIGH (September 6, 2024) – When they return to Raleigh on Monday, state legislators have an opportunity – an opportunity to finish their job. Less than two months before Election Day – and with a billion-dollar surplus in hand – they can: Show they appreciate North Carolina teachers – who left classrooms at an alarming… READ MORE
Wake superintendent: Looking forward and leveling up on teacher pay in North Carolina
Dr. Robert P. Taylor Superintendent Wake County Public School System CARY (August 28, 2024) – The start of a new school year is always a time of excitement and promise. This year, as we welcome traditional calendar schools and students back to join our year-round schools already in session, there is even more reason than… READ MORE
Public education does the public good
RALEIGH (July 11, 2024) – Amid an intense discussion of education options in North Carolina, the NC School Boards Association launched a campaign this week with a simple message: Public education does the public good. It’s a clever play on words – public schools do thousands of good things in their communities. And in a… READ MORE
Mary Ann Wolf: Strengthen the educator pipeline
By Mary Ann Wolf Executive Director Public School Forum of NC RALEIGH (July 3, 2024) – This year, my youngest child, Andrew, graduated from high school. And, yes, I am feeling all of the pride and all of the empty-nest fears that go with that. However, the part of the graduation celebrations that struck me… READ MORE
Teaching a love of North Carolina
By Eric Johnson HARKERS ISLAND (July 3, 2024) – North Carolina is one of the fastest-growing states in the country, and that’s been true for a while now. Since 2020, we’ve attracted newcomers at the rate of about 99,000 a year — the equivalent of adding an Asheville every year, according to the number crunchers… READ MORE
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