NC State Board of Education

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

NC Education officials release K-12 testing results

September 12, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina K-12 testing results for 2024-25 were released last week, showing some improvements over the previous year. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) released the results during the N.C. State […]

State education leaders roll out 5-year strategic plan

August 28, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina State Superintendent Mo Green unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan aimed at transforming its public education system into the nation’s best by 2030 during a press event on Aug. 20 at […]

State extends parts of PowerSchool contract

July 10, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At a called meeting of the North Carolina State Board of Education on June 23, the board voted unanimously to approve a short-term contract extension with PowerSchool, the student data system used by the state that suffered a global data breach near the end of […]

House bill seeks to extend parent rights over K-12 curriculum, books

April 11, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House seeks to extend parental rights over K-12 public school curriculum and challenges to books or materials. House Bill 595 was filed last week by Reps. […]

Report shows NC teacher attrition remains above average but improving

April 5, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s public schools saw a decrease in teacher attrition during the 2023-24 school year, according to the State of the Teaching Profession report presented to the State Board of Education. The attrition […]