On Wednesday, Sept. 17th, the North Carolina Association of School Administrators (NCASA) Board of Directors unanimously voted to endorse the new strategic plan adopted recently by the State Board of Education (SBE) as a joint endeavor between the SBE and the Department of Public Instruction.
As the 2025-26 academic year begins, North Carolina’s local public schools are reporting encouraging signs in staff recruitment and retention. Vacancies across multiple positions – including teachers, classified staff, bus drivers, administrators, and central office staff – continue to decline overall.
North Carolina lawmakers returned to Jones Street this week following their extended summer break and quickly resumed legislative business, focusing on overriding several of Governor Josh Stein’s vetoes. Of the 14 vetoed bills, eight were successfully overridden by both chambers and are now law.
While the North Carolina House focused on its 2025-2027 state budget proposal this week, the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee moved swiftly on Wednesday to advance
Education committees in both the House and Senate met for the first time this session to discuss the same concern – student use of cell
With the start of a new biennium at the North Carolina legislature comes the development of a new state budget. This week, the Joint House
The North Carolina Professional Education Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) met Thursday, May 9, to hear a presentation from the Principal Task Force on recommendations for the North Carolina Principal Portfolio Assessment (NCPPA). The purpose and work of the task force for the past few months was to gather broad stakeholder input on the portfolio-based assessment system and internship component.