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NC fights back after Trump team cuts $50M in rural education funding
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson says the decision to end the funding mid-stream violates federal law and threatens critical rural education services for more than 23,000 students statewide.
North Carolina’s ‘education governor,’ Jim Hunt, dies at 88
Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped leaders from both major parties strive for public education reform, died Thursday at the age of 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel...
Video: Breaking down the cuts to special education funding in North Carolina
In the latest installment of “Neurodiversity in Nature,” a North Carolina woman talks about how federal special education cuts are impacting kids.
Video: Gov. Josh Stein talks education with ‘Under the Desk News’
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein sat down for a conversation about education and national politics with the popular TikTok show, “Under the Desk News.”
Trump releases all $165M in frozen education funds, says NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson says the Trump administration has reversed course on the $165 million it was withholding from North Carolina’s public schools.
Trump’s freeze on education funding shorts NC schools recovering from Helene
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson said President Trump’s freeze on federal education funding includes $18 million going to western NC schools recovering from Helene.
Video: NC AG Jeff Jackson sues Trump over $165M in frozen education funds
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson on Monday announced that he’s joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over frozen education funds.
3 things happening in NC: Sunflowers bloom in Dix Park, NC leaders sue Trump over education funding freeze
Our weekly rundown of 3 things happening in NC. This week, the joy of sunflowers, a DC to NC showdown, and a full menu of classical music greats.
North Carolina child care task force warns of ‘early education crisis’
A panel appointed by North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein calls for raising child care subsidies to head off an ‘early education crisis.’
Rethink Education: Transforming teaching in North Carolina
The Rethink Education Facilitator Badge program in North Carolina enhances teaching and learning resilience, showing significant student proficiency gains.
Trump’s plan to abolish the Education Department could devastate NC schools and students
President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the elimination of the US Department of Education. If he’s successful in abolishing the agency, special education students and rural and lower income communities in North Carolina could lose crucial support.
Trump signs order to eliminate US Department of Education, raising questions for North Carolina public schools
With an executive order signed, President Trump’s move to dismantle the US Department of Education could strip North Carolina public schools of critical federal funding—raising questions on how the state will fill the gap.
OPINION: The fight for public education in the wake of Hurricane Helene
In western NC communities hit hard by Helene, North Carolina public education is on the front lines of disaster recovery.
Trump nominates former WWE head, private school voucher advocate for Education secretary
McMahon is relatively unknown in education circles, although she has expressed support for charter schools and private school vouchers.
A champion for public education: NC elects Mo Green as Superintendent of Public Instruction
Democrat Mo Green’s win against Michele Morrow in the 2024 general election for NC’s Superintendent of Public Instruction shows statewide support for his vision on public education.
Public education’s price tag: What North Carolina teachers pay to teach
As the school year begins, North Carolina public school teacher Sarah Lewis found herself not just preparing lesson plans, but footing a bill her state should be covering.
Opinion: The frightening truth about what Project 2025 would do to education in NC
Project 2025 is a much-maligned plan for a second Trump administration that, among other things, would dismantle the federal education department and gut civil rights protections. We break down the frightening truth about how exactly Project 2025 would play out in North Carolina.
VIDEO: Mo Green says a strong public education system shouldn’t be a partisan issue
We talked to the Democratic candidate for state superintendent of public education, Mo Green, about partisanship, and why supporting a strong K-12 system shouldn’t be a Democrat or Republican issue.
The future of education in NC could be decided by the state Supreme Court
If the past is any precedent, Justice Allison Riggs or Judge Jefferson Griffin will likely have a say over future decisions about the state’s public education system.
2024 election is a battle for the ‘soul of public education’ Mo Green says
Green, the Democratic nominee to lead NC’s public schools, is in a race against Republican Michele Morrow, who has called public schools ‘indoctrination centers’ and advocated for the public execution of Barack Obama and other Democrats. When Mo Green took over as...
Opinion: Why Mo Green is the education leader I’m choosing for my kids and my state
In 2022, as a candidate endorsed by extremist group Moms for Liberty, she ran for a seat on the Wake County School Board and lost. In her current race, she’s again endorsed by Moms for Liberty, and proposes eliminating the State Board of Education and forcing children with special needs into separate classrooms where they’ll “just focus on learning life skills.”
Cooper’s budget proposal calls for more education, childcare funding
As the North Carolina General Assembly went back into session on Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper unveiled a proposed budget adjustment that would boost funding for the state’s education and childcare systems and raise wages for state workers.
Opinion: Public education deserves protection from those who want to eliminate it
Running for school board is not for the faint of heart. It is a monumental task that requires a lot of time and energy. It is a sacrifice that I choose to make as I run for a seat on the Franklin County board of education. As a veteran teacher, I do this to protect...
Opinion: Mark Robinson is a threat to public education in North Carolina
Last week, North Carolinians joined millions of Americans across the country in casting primary ballots in advance of the November general election. This year’s election is make or break for North Carolinians like me who have witnessed increased attacks on public...
Multiple Durham schools close as teachers protest pay, education funding in NC
Wednesday’s school closings come after weeks of uncertainty in Durham. School staff are angry about pay and underfunding of public schools.
VIDEO: Mark Robinson’s ideas for education would ‘gut the soul of a classroom’
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the likely GOP nominee for governor in 2024, wrote that schools should eliminate science and social studies through the 5th grade.
Cardinal & Pine’s Billy Ball talks rural issues, education on “Do Politics Better”
A far-reaching conversation on the struggles of rural North Carolina, education, and confronting the holidays after a profound loss.
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What a governor Mark Robinson would mean for rural education in North Carolina
Mark Robinson has accused North Carolina public school teachers of indoctrinating children, called for increased funding for private schools, supported efforts to ban books for LGBTQ students, and denied the undisputed science on climate change.