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

May 2025 marks six decades of Head Start, a federally funded anti-poverty program that provides high-quality early care and learning at no cost to income-eligible families. According to the North ...

The State Health Plan Board of Trustees approved changes to benefits for state employees on Tuesday. This vote comes after the board has spent the last several months working to address an expected ...

However, there are some exceptions to the crossover rule. Most notably, appropriations bills (such as the forthcoming House budget) can still be considered after the deadline. Other bills that could ...

On April 23, President Donald Trump signed seven executives orders impacting elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. Leaders from the departments of labor, commerce, and education, ...

Legislators have filed several bills this session that would shape children’s early learning experiences, including more than 30 bills aimed at expanding child care and making that care more ...

Data and recommendations on specialized instructional support personnel and school health centers were presented to the State Board of Education at their monthly meeting Wednesday. The Whole Child ...

North Carolina’s long legislative session for the 2025-26 biennium has officially begun. A new state budget for the next two fiscal years is on the table, and in the education space there has been ...

The original legislation also stipulated that 35% of lottery proceeds must go to education, but that was changed in 2007 to a guideline the North Carolina State Lottery Commission (NCSLC) should ...

Understanding Craven County Some of the sickest populations in the country tend to be those living in rural areas. The NC Rural Center considers 78 of North Carolina’s 100 counties rural. These ...

It took 140 years for kindergarten to move from being an idea to being a regular part of our state’s public education system. In the 45 years since, public preschool has followed its own path. During ...

Superintendent Catherine Truitt and I sat down for a conversation last week at EdNC’s annual retreat with our board, strategic council, and team. I think Truitt and I first met when EdNC held our ...