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To provide trusted, nonpartisan, evidence-based research, policy analysis and innovative programs that empower an informed public to demand that education best practice becomes common practice throughout North Carolina.

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All North Carolina children shall have the opportunity to reach their full potential through equitable and meaningful public education that nourishes our state’s civic and economic vitality.

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Education Matters ep. 186 A Discussion with North Carolina’s Regional Teachers of the Year

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The Final Word: Investing in North Carolina’s public school students, our communities, and our economy

by Mary Ann Wolf Twenty-seven years ago, some of North Carolina’s most poverty stricken school districts came together to do something about the educational conditions of their children. Together with plaintiff families, they initiated a lawsuit against the state of...

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Read this week’s Friday Report, our weekly roundup of all things public education in #nced:

The Final Word: Attracting and Encouraging NC’s Best and Brightest to Become Educators
‘Comply with the Constitution.’ Judge Gives NC a Deadline
Schools are Getting Billions in COVID Relief Money. Here’s How they Plan to Spend It.

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