Department of Public Instruction

Annual teacher turnover report shows less than quarter-percent increase

March 27, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction presented its annual report on teacher attrition during the N.C. State Board of Education’s March meeting, which showed a small rate uptick for 2024-25 over the […]

Finalists named for 2026 NC Principal of the Year

March 6, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The finalists for the 2026 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year have been unveiled by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Finalists from each of the state’s eight regions, plus one from a […]

CTE students in NC have ‘historic’ credentialing gains

February 14, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The dramatic increase in North Carolina student Career and Technical Education credentialing gains was highlighted during the State Board of Education meeting held last Wednesday. According to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) […]

Annual school crime report released

February 13, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The State Board of Education received the annual K-12 school crime report during its meeting last week. The board also called for sweeping pay raises for all staff, including nonteaching and administrative staff, […]

Top teacher regional finalists named

February 9, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has named this year’s nine regional finalists for the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s North Carolina Teacher of the Year. The finalists are Gina Holste, Valle Crucis School, Watauga County […]

2025 Year in Review: Year of change, tumult in public education

December 26, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In 2025, North Carolina’s K-12 education saw a new state superintendent, decreases in teacher attrition, small decreases in school crime and the naming of various educators of the year. The year kicked off […]

4 schools named in first NC Blue Ribbon awards

November 15, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Four North Carolina schools have been recognized as inaugural statewide “Blue Ribbon” schools by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. “This recognition reflects the hard work of educators, students, families and communities working […]

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ debt to NCDPI ‘paid in full’

November 14, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Officials with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools told a state board of education appeals panel that the district’s $3.4 million debt to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is “paid in full” during a […]

Local Government Commission unanimously approves independent audit for WSFCS

September 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission unanimously approved an independent audit to be conducted for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools related to the district’s $46 million budget deficit and financial mismanagement at its September meeting. […]

Panel extends Winston-Salem/Forsyth debt interest grace period

September 12, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A three-member panel of the North Carolina State Board of Education decided to extend the grace period on the $3.4 million Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools owes the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The money […]