RALEIGH (July 9, 2026) – The $34 billion budget that Gov. Josh Stein signed Tuesday is a start, not a finish. First, it’s a year overdue — North Carolina’s legislature was the only one in America that didn’t adopt a budget for 2025-26. It includes an average raise of 8% for public school teachers, with… READ MORE
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Nash educator starts nonprofit after job cut
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works ROCKY MOUNT (June 18, 2026) – Nash County educator Jamilah Bullock was serving as an assistant principal in Rocky Mount when she was laid off from her job, but that didn’t slow down her passion for education. “It was cut for funding,” Bullock said. “Where I was doing really… READ MORE
Roberts: UNC must keep up with NC’s growth
CHAPEL HILL (May 28, 2026) – UNC-Chapel Hill hasn’t kept up with North Carolina’s growth. But it intends to now, with a plan to add 5,000 students over 10 years. Incredibly, at a time when many universities across the country see declining enrollment due to reduced birth rates, the UNC System sees increasing enrollment. North… READ MORE
Donations make hands-on science learning possible
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (May 22, 2026) – Students at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are learning science through hands-on experiences after a new state science standard rollout and donations from a local public school foundation. “They really enjoy it,” Smith Middle School science teacher Tate Little said. “I can see they… READ MORE
A starting thank-you to legislators
RALEIGH (May 14, 2026) – We don’t know all the important details yet, but we’re grateful to state legislators for their announcement this week that they’ve agreed on an average raise of 8% for our state’s public-school teachers. In particular, we’re grateful to House Speaker Destin Hall and House Appropriations Senior Chair Donny Lambeth, R-Forsyth,… READ MORE
‘Pay the dadgum teachers!’ campaign launches
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (May 14, 2026) – During Teacher Appreciation Week, Public Ed Works staff launched our latest billboard campaign and shared heartwarming stories about the teachers who shaped us. And this week, legislators announced an agreement on average teacher raises of 8%! We’re grateful to the legislators who hammered out the… READ MORE
The march: What don’t legislators get?
RALEIGH (May 1, 2026) – Thousands of North Carolina teachers made a lot of noise in Raleigh on Friday. The question is whether they made a difference. Teachers came from Halifax County, from Buncombe, from Mecklenburg, Forsyth, Guilford, Chatham and Johnston, asking for better pay – and even more, respect from the legislature in a… READ MORE
Vouchers up, local public schools down
GREENSBORO (May 5, 2026) – North Carolinians – and especially Guilford County residents – connect these dots: News Item, May 1: State vouchers send $31 million to private schools in Guilford County. News Item, April 15: Guilford Schools ask for $25 million budget increase to pay teachers more, enhance security. DO YOU SEE what’s happening… READ MORE
46th in teacher pay: NC stands still. Other states surge ahead.
RALEIGH (April 29, 2026) – What a predictable embarrassment. As the only state in the country that didn’t adopt a new budget for 2025-26, North Carolina didn’t do squat for its public-school teachers last year. Other states did for their teachers. So it’s no surprise that North Carolina – the state that likes to boast… READ MORE
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