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  • Record number of NC graduates now finish high school with college credit
  • As other states expand quality pre-K, North Carolina lags behind 
  • North Carolina teacher pay projected to decline, ranking 46th nationwide

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

Record number of NC graduates now finish high school with college credit

More North Carolina public high school students than ever are completing at least one college-level course before graduation, education officials announced Thursday.  Data released...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

As other states expand quality pre-K, North Carolina lags behind 

A new national study by the National Institute for Early Education Research finds North Carolina ranks 32nd in the nation in providing preschool access to four-year-olds. The 2025...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

North Carolina teacher pay projected to decline, ranking 46th nationwide

North Carolina is the only state in the country where teacher pay is expected to drop this year, according to a new report from the National Education Association. The 2026 report...

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johnlocke.org /1 month ago

Public School Finance

Introduction Article IX, Section 2 of the North Carolina State Constitution speaks to the state’s responsibility for public education when it declares, “The General Assembly shall...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

Don’t shift the burden: NC must fully fund its public schools

North Carolina’s public schools are being squeezed from both sides—and the pressure is building at exactly the wrong time. At the state level, lawmakers have yet to pass a budget—n...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

North Carolina educators plan May Day march on Raleigh for public school funding

Medora Burke-Scoll drove an hour from Mebane to Raleigh early Thursday morning to join other educators urging state lawmakers to repeal the scheduled elimination of the North Carol...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

North Carolina is ranked dead last in school funding. My daughter with autism is paying the price.

There is a version of N.C. Pre-K enrollment that takes twenty minutes. You fill out a form, submit a birth certificate, and your child starts school in the fall. That version does...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC lawmakers move to scrap entrance exams for teacher training programs

North Carolina lawmakers moved Wednesday to drop a testing requirement for students entering teacher training programs as schools struggle to keep teachers in the classroom. Senate...

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qcnews.com /4 weeks ago

Thousands rally in Raleigh to demand better funding for NC public schools

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Thousands of teachers, staff, parents, students and education advocates from across North Carolina gathered in downtown Raleigh on Friday, rallying for incre...

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ncnewsline.com /3 weeks ago

NC teachers loyal to schools, but warn of ‘unsustainable’ workloads in new survey

North Carolina teachers remain committed to their classrooms, but many feel hampered by heavy workloads and student behavior challenges, according to a preliminary state survey rel...

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politicsnc.com /1 month ago

Turning their backs on rural children

The end of Leandro is the latest blow to public schools as Republicans shift funds to private schools.

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

Public School Forum’s Lauren Fox on the top education needs facing North Carolina

  The state of North Carolina finds itself in a fiscal policy mess thanks to a series of regressive income tax cuts, there’s no larger or more important public function that will b...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC lawmakers return to Raleigh with teacher pay high on the agenda

North Carolina lawmakers return to Raleigh on Tuesday for a new session, still without a full state budget after more than a year of negotiations stalled by divisions over spending...

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johnlocke.org /2 weeks ago

Poll: strong support for North Carolina’s publicly-funded scholarship programs.

That’s a new finding from the May Carolina Journal Poll.  The poll of 600 likely voters and conducted on May 10-11, 2026, found that 65 percent of respondents “support allowing Nor...

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ncnewsline.com /2 weeks ago

NC Republicans seek study on control of public school funding

A new Republican proposal would create a work group to study whether North Carolina should overhaul how it funds public schools, and whether another state agency should take over d...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

Top NC House Republican says teacher pay top priority as lawmakers return to Raleigh

A top House Republican said teacher pay will be a top priority as state lawmakers head into the short session later this month. Rep. Brian Biggs (R-Randolph), chair of the House Ed...

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ncnewsline.com /2 weeks ago

NC Democrats propose 7% tax on income over $1M to fund North Carolina schools

North Carolinians earning more than $1 million annually would pay a 7% marginal income tax under a proposal by Democratic lawmakers, who say the measure could generate nearly $1 bi...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC Democratic lawmakers unveil bill to protect students from ICE and Border Patrol

State House Democratic lawmakers announced a bill on Tuesday aimed at protecting students in schools from the impact of immigration operations in North Carolina. Named for a landma...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Old North State Report – April 24, 2026

Upcoming Events April 27 Thinkers Lunch featuring Carter Wrenn and Gary Pearce / Insights and Observations on the State's Current Political Landscape May 6 North Carolina Chambe...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC lawmakers, advocates push Leandro funding as 2026 legislative session opens in Raleigh

With courts no longer enforcing the Leandro plan, Rep. Julie von Haefen (D-Wake) on Tuesday renewed her long-running push to fund it in the legislature, as dozens of public school...

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ncnewsline.com /4 weeks ago

‘Do your jobs!’: Teachers, allies flood into Raleigh with message for state leaders

Scroll to the end of this story for a photo gallery of the May Day rally. Thousands of educators, advocates and allies converged on Raleigh Friday, demanding higher pay for teacher...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

Wake Ed Partnership’s Keith Poston on why education must be a priority this legislative session

With the North Carolina General Assembly back in Raleigh for the 2026 session, the state of our public schools is once again at the top of the public policy agenda. Unfortunately,...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

Stein pitches NC budget with teacher raises, tax cuts, Medicaid funding

Lawmakers returned to Raleigh for their 2026 legislative session after failing to pass a comprehensive budget in 2025.

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC Republicans propose banning books, withholding pay over ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’

North Carolina House Republicans introduced a bill Thursday that would ban books from elementary school libraries and allow the state to withhold salaries from school district lead...

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