State Board of Education Vision:Every public school student in North Carolina will be empowered to accept academic challenges, prepared to pursue their chosen path after graduating high school, and encouraged to become lifelong learners with the capacity to engage in a globally-collaborative society.
State Board of Education Mission:The mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is to use its constitutional authority to guard and maintain the right of a sound, basic education for every child in North Carolina Public Schools.
“This is a great opportunity for us to continue to serve our communities and help keep our schools open,” Governor Cooper said in a video message. “I encourage you to reach out to your local school to see how you can help out as a substitute teacher or other school worker. By pulling together and supporting our schools, we can emerge from this pandemic even stronger than before.” NC School Districts
Freebird McKinney
Director of the Office of Government and Community Affairs
The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission - Education stakeholders who establish high standards for North Carolina educators. Make rule recommendations regarding all aspects of preparation, licensure, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public school educators.
NC Promise Schools - Each participating school offers $500 per semester for in-state tuition and $2,500 per semester for out-of-state tuition.
NC Teacher Cadet Program - Began in 1997 and has proven to be successful in increasing student interest in the teaching profession with the long-term focus on “growing our own” teachers.
North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program - Provides forgivable loans to North Carolina students who are pursuing college degrees to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (“STEM”) or special education in the North Carolina public school system.
Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship - A total of 215 awards will be offered to students entering college for the first time this coming fall from qualifying rural and economically distressed or tobacco-dependent counties. Visit CFNC.org to fill out the application. Deadline - March 1, 2022
A panel discussion featuring prominent education leaders in our state and the AppAdvisory Board
What a great evening with the Reich College of Education’s AppVisory Team! We talked about ways that we can recruit and retain teachers, partner with Colleges of Education throughout our state, and support the work of in-service teachers. Most importantly, we celebrated the great work of educators in our schools.
The @ncpublicschools #DistrictVisitsVoices Team had an unforgettable experience working with @AppstateRCOE and their team. Pre-Service, In-Service, faculty, staff, and ALL of the incredible programs and initiatives were on full display. So impressed! https://t.co/x7gHniQUGL
There have been few opportunities in my role to listen and learn from EVERY level of the education system. Last night’s AppAdvisory Panel with @AppstateRCOE provided this rare opportunity. WOW from the student, princ., super., to the EPP and state level. Incredible convo.! https://t.co/w0UXsJIyOR
Truitt Calls for Sharper Focus on Workforce Development in NC Schools
Joins NC Chamber in Discussion on Equipping Students for Postsecondary Success
To address North Carolina’s growing need for a skilled and competent workforce, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt today called for new steps to ensure that all students graduate well prepared for postsecondary opportunities.
Truitt outlined four key goals as part of the agency’s new workforce development website. These goals will help advance the state’s economy and give students a critical leg up on their future:
Prepare the future workforce with the skills and experiences required to be successful, productive citizens, providing a robust talent pipeline that powers the state’s economic development efforts.
Ensure that all students have access to post-secondary pathways that align with growing, high-wage careers that meet local, regional, and/or statewide industry demand for talent.
Assist all students and parents in making informed plans and decisions about future education and career opportunities
Ensure that all students engage in career exploration and real-world learning activities throughout the K-12 journey.
Click here to see the Superintendent’s four workforce goals.
Alex Granados, Katie Dukes, Anna Pogarcic and Mebane Rash | January 24, 2022
The North Carolina Chamber gave the following statement about the importance of education organizations to the state's economy:
"Every business in North Carolina is vital to our state’s economic success because each organization provides valuable jobs to North Carolinians. School districts and universities advance North Carolina’s economy by preparing our students for the modern workforce," the statement read. "An educated and skilled talent pipeline is not only essential to retaining businesses that have chosen North Carolina as their home, but also recruiting new businesses that will strengthen our economic competitiveness and improve quality of life for North Carolinians."
The data used to compile this information come from quarter two of the 2021 data from the quarterly census of employment and wages, which you can find here.
Click on the image to access the interactive table
AppState Academy at Middle Fork - Providing a balanced education for children, teachers, principals, and families through research-based practices and state of the art literacy instruction.
On January 18, the U.S. Department of Education announced that every State Education Agency (SEA) has received approval of their ARP ESSER plan. Thus, it has distributed all $122 billion of ARP ESSER funding to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These funds are critical to helping states and districts keep schools open for safe in-person learning during the pandemic, including responding to recent challenges arising from the omicron variant.
Fact sheets are available for each state’s ARP ESSER plan, outlining how SEAs will use their funding. Also, the Department’s web site includes links to districts’ plans. Highlights from across the country demonstrate the efforts of SEAs and districts to address the needs of their schools with ventilation improvements, staff hiring and retention, mental health services, high-dosage tutoring programs, after-school and summer learning partnerships, and more.
Quantum computing (QC) is anemerging technology that could change the world, and North Carolina is at the epicenter of this change.IBM and North Carolina State University have partnered to create anIBM Quantum Hub right here in North Carolina. Join Ray Zesiz, Senior Director, Technology Infrastructure Lab at theFriday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State as he moderates a webinar for educators and administrators to learn about this exciting new field of computer science.
The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership offers a wide variety of immersive summer work experiences for K-12 public and charter school teachers in North Carolina. The summer internship is the centerpiece of the program and is supported by a series of professional learning institutes designed and facilitated by a faculty of Kenan Fellows alumni. The Program is made possible by the generous support of its corporate, education, and foundation partners, and each fellowship is dependent on funding.
Fellowship opportunities can be searched by district/county, location, or subject area.
The 2022-23 application period will end on Feb. 4, 2022.
Visit the application page to learn about fellowship eligibility and the application process. You can also watch a video about our application process here.
