- Mo Green: ‘Lift back up public education’RALEIGH (December 19, 2024) – North Carolina just learned that, for the second year in a row, it ranks 48th in the nation for per-pupil funding and 49th for how ...Read more
- Uphold the voucher vetoRALEIGH (October 4, 2024) – North Carolina legislators will soon be able to stop a massive expansion of private-school vouchers that would pose a drain on the state’s public schools. They ...Read more
- Tom Oxholm: Strong K-12 public education is vital for businessRALEIGH (September 24, 2026) – Every business leader knows that our companies are only as good as our people. But too many of us think that because North Carolina’s community ...Read more
- Stark differences between superintendent candidatesRALEIGH (September 18, 2024) – A debate Saturday between the candidates for North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public Instruction painted stark differences between Democrat Mo Green and Republican Michele Morrow. With little ...Read more
- Public dollars belong in public schoolsRALEIGH (September 13, 2024) – Public dollars belong in public schools. So in what perverse world is it OK to divert hundreds of millions of tax dollars to private schools while ...Read more
- Wake superintendent: Looking forward and leveling up on teacher pay in North CarolinaDr. Robert P. Taylor Superintendent Wake County Public School System CARY (August 28, 2024) – The start of a new school year is always a time of excitement and promise. This year, as ...Read more
- Choice – at the expense of public schoolsRALEIGH (August 15, 2024) – Republican state legislators want to spend hundreds of millions more of our tax dollars on vouchers for students to attend private schools. Bills passed separately this ...Read more
- Public education does the public goodRALEIGH (July 11, 2024) – Amid an intense discussion of education options in North Carolina, the NC School Boards Association launched a campaign this week with a simple message: Public ...Read more
- Mary Ann Wolf: Strengthen the educator pipelineBy Mary Ann Wolf Executive Director Public School Forum of NC RALEIGH (July 3, 2024) – This year, my youngest child, Andrew, graduated from high school. And, yes, I am feeling all of ...Read more
- Teaching a love of North CarolinaBy Eric Johnson HARKERS ISLAND (July 3, 2024) – North Carolina is one of the fastest-growing states in the country, and that’s been true for a while now. Since 2020, we’ve attracted ...Read more