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.
Committee on Education & the Workforce - Press Release | Jan. 9, 2023: Foxx Named Chair of Education and the Workforce Committee - Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after being selected by the Steering Committee to serve as Chairwoman of the Committee on Education & the Workforce for the 118th Congress: “I am deeply honored by the trust placed in me by my colleagues to chair a committee whose work touches the lives of every American. I do not take this trust or responsibility lightly. I will use my position to protect the rights of workers, job creators, students, and parents." Read the entire Press Release HERE.
The Center Square contributor Victor Skinner | Jan. 6, 2023: Folwell returns $519K to North Carolina Board of Education - Folwell presented a check for $519,029.16 from a former Prudential Financial group life insurance plan to North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt at the state Board of Education meeting on Thursday.
Developed in collaboration with the State Board of Education and the General Assembly, Operation Polaris 2.0 focuses on opportunities to optimize systems and introduce policies that drive improvements in K-12 education across North Carolina. Seven strategies are detailed in the updated plan, with an emphasis on transformational reform to strengthen faith and trust in the state’s educational system, rebuild the future teacher talent pipeline, and prepare students for success in an ever-changing world.
The 44-page plan, now available on the DPI website, covers these seven key focus areas, including discussions of progress to date and next steps to be achieved:
Pages may be compensated by stipend or community service credit. Pages who opt for a stipend will be paid a total of $150.00 for one week of service. Pages who opt to be compensated through community service credit will receive 30 hours in accordance with their school policy. A form verifying such service may be secured from the Page Coordinator upon request. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to make lodging arrangements for their child while he/she is serving as a page prior to arriving in Raleigh.
Established in 1973, the Governor’s Page Program gives high school students (Junior, Senior, or recent high school graduate) from all over North Carolina the opportunity to come to Raleigh for a week of hands-on participation in their state government. We want the Page Program to represent North Carolina’s diverse communities and help inspire a new generation of leaders.
Pages who serve in-person will receive a stipend of $200.00 per week to offset the costs of expenses incurred due to travel and/or lodging.
See Instagram or Facebook for activities from previous weeks. To better visualize the experience for applicants, one group of pages created this parody of their week.
Event Details - Public School Forum will host our 9th Annual Eggs and Issues Breakfast in-person in Raleigh, NC.
INTERESTED IN PRESENTING YOUR WORK AT THE CONFERENCE? Do you have a great success story or innovative practice that you want to present at the conference? Do you have a creative and engaging way to present it? Tell us what you'd do with 5 minutes on the agenda. Although there are endless worthy ideas from across the state, we only have room for a few short presentations.
Share your idea with us by completing the question on the registration form or sending it tocarolinahungerinitiative@unc.eduby Friday, January 20, 2023.
Education Articles and Briefs
myFutureNC - The 2022 County Attainment Profiles highlight each of North Carolina’s 100 counties’ educational attainment levels and performance on key myFutureNC metrics in order to assist in the decision-making process regarding local priorities to increase educational attainment at the local level. There is also an overall 2022 attainment profile for the state.
myFutureNC - Our 2022 Year in Review - North Carolina is blessed with an economy that continues to boom. We were recognized as America’s Top State for Business in 2022 and we have one of the most robust education infrastructures in the nation. myFutureNC is completing its third year of operations, and it’s exciting to see the sparks of so many aligned efforts lighting a fire across our great state. For the highlights of this year’s accomplishments, view our 2022 Year in Review.
