Six North Carolina school boards are asking the state Supreme Court for a “limited rehearing” of last month’s decision shutting down the 32-year-old Leandro education funding lawsuit.
NC public school teachers ranked student discipline as their toughest workplace challenge in a 2026 statewide survey of more than 102,000 educators, with concerns most acute in middle and high schools. Teachers tied the problem to inconsistent consequences and weak administrative follow-through, fueling burnout and threatening retention.
A North Carolina bill advancing through the General Assembly would shield athlete revenue-sharing payments at UNC-system schools from the state's public records law. The bill would also expand stadium alcohol sales, ease in-state tuition rules for graduate athletes on full scholarships, and lift restrictions on university raffles.
Four House Democrats have filed HB 1066, the Child Care Stabilization & Affordability Act, which would cut nearly $400 million from North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program over two years and redirect the money to child care subsidies, while restoring a 200% income cap on voucher eligibility.
Encouraging or normalizing conduct that violates existing law is neither principled advocacy nor sound public policy. It places students in disputes that should be resolved by grown-ups through lawful channels.
Thousands of educators rallied in Raleigh May 1, as schools closed statewide and lawmakers debate competing proposals on teacher pay and education funding.
A North Carolina Senate committee on April 29 advanced Senate Bill 840, which would scrap the Praxis Core entrance exam for teacher preparation programs, loosen the licensure exam timeline, and ease the path for out-of-state teachers seeking NC licensure.
The NC Senate Education/Higher Education Committee voted April 29 to advance House Bill 301, the Social Media Protections for Minors Under 16 Act, reviving a measure that passed the House 106-6 last May but stalled in the Senate. The committee also adopted an AI-in-schools amendment and heard testimony from a Meta attorney backing the bill while pushing to shift age verification onto Apple and Google's app stores.
Claude responded: A new state law banning smartphones during instructional time took effect Jan.A new state law banning smartphones during instructional time took effect Jan. 1 in North Carolina, but a Chapel Hill-Carrboro parent group of more than 300 members says the bigger problem is the school-issued Chromebooks kids bring home. Founder Mary Beth Roche and UNC public health professor Karl Johnson argue district policy is moving too slowly and too narrowly, while a new UNC study shows uneven enforcement of the cellphone ban statewide and growing distraction from school-issued devices.
NCs new Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education held its first meeting on April 27. Gov. Josh Stein and state officials touted "historic milestones" in public schools — including a record graduation rate — even as data showed roughly 45% of students aren't proficient in reading and math.
NC State Treasurer Brad Briner announced the creation of an internship program for high school students within his department that will promote financial literacy across the state.
