By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (September 4, 2025) – Lack of funding is the root of many issues facing North Carolina public schools today, as legislators have failed to allocate enough funds to keep up with surrounding states, setting our state behind. GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is the value of goods and… READ MORE
John Wester – 2025 Ayscue Award Winner
The Mecklenburg Bar Foundation’s Ayscue Professionalism Award is presented annually to honor a current or former member of the Mecklenburg Bar who exemplifies outstanding professionalism. CHARLOTTE – John Wester is a litigator at Robinson Bradshaw, trying cases and arguing appeals in complex civil litigation cases and class actions in federal and state courts. He has… READ MORE
Seats at the table
RALEIGH (September 4, 2025) – My grandfather – a humble and pious craftsman – built this chair for me. He had a lathe that was big enough to turn bedposts, yet he turned these little chair legs for me when I was a toddler. It only recently dawned on me just how much love went… READ MORE
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation: A note from Joy
Friends, Imagine this. It’s the first day of school and North Carolina’s kids are pumped to return to class. Every child walks into a bright classroom led by an excellent teacher who knows their name and story. shelves are stocked with supplies. Buses run on time. The cafeteria is serving healthy food. Parents and caregivers feel… READ MORE
NC Supreme Court: Do the right thing for NC children
CHAPEL HILL (September 02, 2025) – We challenge the NC Supreme Court to do the right thing for North Carolina’s children. For nearly 30 years, North Carolina’s courts have delivered a clear verdict: every child deserves a sound, basic education guaranteed by our constitution and upheld by multiple Supreme Court rulings. There are constitutional mandates… READ MORE
What Leandro is and why you should care
How did it begin? Back in the early 1990s, parents and school boards in five rural counties (Hoke, Halifax, Robeson, Vance, and Cumberland) sued the state of North Carolina. They argued that their schools didn’t have the resources like teachers, textbooks, buildings, or funding to give kids the same opportunities as students in wealthier areas…. READ MORE
Lessons Learned: Voucher expansion and public schools
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (August 28, 2025) – North Carolina has seen a vast expansion of vouchers – taxpayer dollars for students to attend private schools – called “Opportunity Scholarships.” The state is projected to spend $731 million on its voucher programs this year, according to the NC General Assembly’s Fiscal Research… READ MORE
Lessons Learned: NC teacher pay falls to bottom of rankings
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (August 20, 2025) – It’s no secret that pay is a concern for North Carolina teachers – the latest report from the National Education Association ranks the state 43rd in the U.S. for average teacher salaries. It hasn’t always been this way. Based on a table from the… READ MORE
AI and degrees of uncertainty
By Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (August 20, 2025) – As unsettling headlines go, it’s hard to do better than “No Country for Young Grads.” That’s the title of a recent report from the Burning Glass Institute that highlights a worrisome decline in hiring for recent college graduates. The job market for young degree holders has… READ MORE
Lessons Learned: Why don’t we invest in our children?
By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (August 14, 2025) – As students head back to the classroom, we’re diving deeper into the struggles educators are dealing with in our state. Over the next several weeks, we will publish a series of articles to address how legislative actions – and inaction – in North Carolina… READ MORE
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