It's an expensive and expansive piece of legislation that could "reshape the country’s finances for a generation." ...

North Carolina school cell phone ban on the cusp of becoming law Axios | June 25, 2025 How Rural Schools Are Faring Under Trump EdWeek | June 25, 2025 NC attorney general files civil demand against ...

The North Carolina Republican-led Senate unveiled its 2025-27 budget proposal on Monday night, calling for pay raises for teachers and most state employees and additional funds for Hurricane Helene ...

The North Carolina Republican-led House passed its 2025-27 budget plan on Thursday with strong bipartisan support, calling for an average 8.7% raise for teachers, with higher raises going toward ...

Throughout all of the ownership transitions — including from Champion Fibre Company to Champion Paper and Fibre Company to U.S. Plywood–Champion Papers to Champion International Corporation to Blue ...

The 2023 long legislative session in North Carolina included many impactful policies for public schools — among them the vast expansion of public school vouchers, added flexibility for charter schools ...

Understanding Craven County Some of the sickest populations in the country tend to be those living in rural areas. The NC Rural Center considers 78 of North Carolina’s 100 counties rural. These ...

The Republican-led General Assembly passed North Carolina’s new $30 billion budget with bipartisan support on Friday, leading to the expansion of both Medicaid and private school vouchers through the ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R-Guilford, listed child care as one of the top challenges facing state legislators in this year’s long session during his opening remarks last month. “How we ...

Insufficient child care is costing North Carolina about $5.65 billion each year, a new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation estimates. The report, released in partnership with the N.C.

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein released his first budget proposal on Wednesday, calling among other things for an average 10.6% raise for teachers over the biennium, the restoration of master’s pay, and a ...