Education Matters

Governor Cooper announced last Friday that our school buildings will remain closed for the remainder of this academic year. and this week, our general assembly members returned to Raleigh to […]

Over and over we have been hearing from North Carolina teachers saying that they have not been able to reach some of their students during this stay at home order, […]

Today on the show we are going to provide an update on educating during Covid-19 and discuss meeting the needs of exceptional children and English language learners during this challenging […]

During covid-19, educator self care is more important now than it has ever been. This week on education matters we’re here to discuss staff wellness from teacher, district, and state […]

While students are staying home, Social Emotional Learning is especially important now more than ever. Today we look at the mental health needs that many kids may be facing at […]

North Carolina’s public schools have now been closed for two weeks due to the Coronavirus outbreak, and this week governor Cooper announced that they will continue to be closed until […]

“Expanding Educational Opportunity in North Carolina” is the title of the just released report and action plan from the Public School Forum of North Carolina and the topic of this […]

In an era when our ability to collect data is better than ever, policymakers believe it’s critical that to improve our students’ academic success, we must leverage that data in […]

The Public School Forum’s annual Eggs and Issues event included a live taping of the Forum’s weekly television show, Education Matters. We were joined by four panelists who discussed this […]

Education Matters takes a trip to Eggs and Issues and discusses the Leandro Decision with some amazing guests! Guests include: Ann McColl, Co-Founder and President of The Innovation Project Thomas […]

Today we will dive into digital citizenship and what schools are doing to promote safe and responsible use of the internet with Assistant Superintendent of Edgecombe County, Abbey Futrell. But […]

Anonymous reporting, safety apps, school resource officers. Do you know how your children are staying safe while in school? Today we continue our series looking at how to make our […]

This year, North Carolinians will elect a new State Superintendent of Public Instruction, as the current State Superintendent, Mark Johnson, has announced he will run for Lieutenant Governor. Today we […]

Research tells us our schools can be safer places when we cultivate healthy environments in which our students feel they are able to address bullying and the potential for violence […]

From the controversy around reading assessment tools to the release of a court-ordered report on school funding, 2019 has been quite the busy year for education in North Carolina. Today […]

Improving Teacher Diversity in North Carolina Research says students experience significant academic and emotional benefits from having teachers of color, yet in North Carolina the educator workforce comprises a disproportionately […]

 Addressing the Teacher Pay Stalemate Lawmakers recently adjourned their legislative session without reaching a compromise with Governor Cooper on teacher salaries, leaving educators to head into the holidays without pay […]

Fair and Equitable Funding for All of North Carolina’s Schools Nearly a quarter century after a state Supreme Court ruling known as Leandro reaffirmed North Carolina’s constitutional duty to ensure […]

Last month, the Public School Forum of North Carolina, along with the Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity and the Policy Bridge at the Sanford School of Public Policy […]

Topic: Addressing the Unique Rural Education Strengths and Challenges in North Carolina Did you know that North Carolina is home to 568,000 rural students, the second largest rural student population […]

North Carolina is a Leader in Global Education In 2011, the North Carolina State Board of Education formed a Task Force on Global Education to assess the state’s effort to […]

Every day, youth attend afterschool, before school and summer learning programs across North Carolina, engaging in activities like STEM, physical fitness, literacy, and civic education, to name a few. This […]

In a stunning move last week that sent shockwaves across the political landscape here in North Carolina and nationally, the Republican majority in the NC House overrode Governor Cooper’s veto […]

Topic: When “A” Means Affluent Last week the NC Department of Public Instruction released its annual A-F School Performance Grades for the state’s public schools and they continue to reflect […]