CHAPEL HILL (January 29, 2026) – The resignation of John Preyer from the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees1 creates an opening for the university to move away from unnecessary politicization and ...

RALEIGH (January 29, 2026) – The NC Teaching Fellows – which offer forgivable loans of up to $10,000 a year to aspiring teachers at our state’s universities – have seen ...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works CONCORD (January 29, 2026) – A new North Carolina teacher is sharing more about her journey to teach as she’s named an award finalist. Kennedy Elmore is ...

By Lloyd Kramer CHAPEL HILL (January 22, 2026) – The recent announcement that UNC-Chapel Hill plans to close its six thriving Global Studies Centers is the wrong response to current financial ...

WINSTON-SALEM (January 22, 2026) – We’re all adapting to the world of artificial intelligence. Some folks thrive with it. Others struggle to trust it. But one thing’s for sure: It’s not ...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works WINSTON-SALEM (January 15, 2025) – A nonprofit is trying to uplift one of the oldest Black neighborhoods in Forsyth County by improving access to education. Boston-Thurmond United ...

By Emma Battle Public Ed Works RALEIGH (January 8, 2025) – Are North Carolina’s neighborhood public schools failing our children — or are we failing to support our neighborhood public schools? A recent ...

RALEIGH (January 7, 2026) – We need to either revamp the so-called North Carolina Education Lottery or remove ‘Education’ from its name. It’s a scam – a fraud the state of ...

By Shawnice Meador, President, Executive Director of Public Ed Works RALEIGH (January 6, 2026) – At Public Ed Works, we’re stepping into the year with energy, urgency, and deep commitment to North ...

RALEIGH (December 31, 2025) – 2025 was noteworthy more for what didn’t happen in North Carolina than what did. In fact, the word of the year for North Carolina might be ...