School Choice and Charters

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1692+ words) We're an independent nonprofit covering higher education as a local story — embedding reporters in communities across America. Practical intelligence for local leaders on the biggest change to financial aid in years. See what people earned four years after getting a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (114+ words) North Carolina Central University has crossed the 10,000-student mark for the first time, adding another major enrollment milestone to a growing list of North Carolina HBCU success stories. NCCU... North Carolina Central University has crossed the 10,000-student mark for the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) This includes the title, byline, content, and tracking pixel required for republishing this story. Vanessa Verley was working as a dental assistant after she graduated from Wake Technical Community College, but she always knew she wanted to do more. When…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (199+ words) (The Center Square) – Four-year cohort graduation of North Carolina’s public school students for 2025-26 is 88.8%, up from the previous year’s record 87.8%. Seeking to reach a “Best in Nation Measure” as identified in the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s strategic plan,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (626+ words) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina’s public school graduation rate reached a record high in 2025-26, while students also posted gains on most state standardized tests, according to accountability results presented to the State Board of Education Wednesday. The four-year cohort graduation…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (125+ words) Three more private schools have registered with the state to receive taxpayer-funded vouchers known as Opportunity Scholarships for the 2026-27 school year. School district officials declined to say what high school Santiago attended. "This was the hub of the community," Mark…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (474+ words) Photo provided by the City of FayettevilleMayor Mitch Colvin has been selected to join the sixth cohort of the North Carolina Hunt State Policy Fellows, a bipartisan group of local elected leaders from across the state committed to advancing informed,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (938+ words) GRIFTON — A Maryland man was critically injured Tuesday nigh… The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a North Carol… Members of the North Carolina Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education pushed back Aug. 31 on a draft set of recommendations…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (377+ words) Guilford College is making a liberal arts education more accessible to North Carolina families by launching Rooted In Excellence, a new scholarship that will cover full tuition for qualifying undergraduate students from households earning $75,000 or less. The program, available to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (260+ words) Early Bird readers, welcome back to school! This is Mebane, EdNC’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief. I’ll be taking the lead on Early Bird, which is expanding to include literacy. This year, Amy Rhyne, the former senior director of the Office of…...