By Dr. Francis P. Koster KANNAPOLIS (September 24, 2025) – On June 11 of this year, CNBC conducted a survey which ranked North Carolina (the ninth most populous state) as the ...

RALEIGH (September 18, 2025) – Universities across the country are struggling to attract students due to shrinking birth rates. The UNC System is headed in the opposite direction. The system announced record ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Everyone is figuring out how to use or cope with artificial intelligence, including the education community. In these remarks to the UNC Board of Governors last week, UNC ...

  EDITOR’S NOTE: The State Archives of North Carolina will host a free public discussion among four distinguished UNC-Chapel Hill historians on teaching the Foundations of American Democracy from 5:30-7 pm ...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (September 17, 2025) – Thousands of teachers leave North Carolina classrooms every year – and legislators ignoring the needs of educators could be to blame. Low ...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (September 10, 2025) – Legislators’ refusal to properly fund education even affects our youngest learners in North Carolina. Research shows pre-kindergarten can be a crucial stage ...

By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (September 4, 2025) – Lack of funding is the root of many issues facing North Carolina public schools today, as legislators have failed to allocate ...

The Mecklenburg Bar Foundation’s Ayscue Professionalism Award is presented annually to honor a current or former member of the Mecklenburg Bar who exemplifies outstanding professionalism. CHARLOTTE – John Wester is a ...

RALEIGH (September 4, 2025) – My grandfather – a humble and pious craftsman – built this chair for me. He had a lathe that was big enough to turn bedposts, ...

Friends, Imagine this. It’s the first day of school and North Carolina’s kids are pumped to return to class. Every child walks into a bright classroom led by an excellent teacher who knows ...