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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...