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.
North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) today reached an agreement on the total spend of the 2023-2024 budget at 6.5% growth in the first year and 3.75% the following year.
House Speaker Tim Moore said, “Reaching this agreement with the Senate on the overall spend is an encouraging start to crafting another responsible budget that addresses the needs of North Carolinians, including key investments in teacher and state employee raises, infrastructure, and workforce development.”
He continued, “We have more work to do to ensure those needs are met, to secure a bright future for North Carolina in spite of the failing Biden economy that has impacted us all. I am confident we can keep our state on the same path to continue the growth and promise our state offers so many.”
Spectrum NewsTim Boyum | March 8, 2023: Politics in education: Teacher pay proposals and the future of schooling in N.C. - North Carolina’s top elected educator, Catherine Truitt, joins Tying It Together this week to talk about some of the biggest issues in education the state is facing. The Superintendent of Public Instruction talks in depth about the politics of education, a major proposal to overhaul how teachers are paid and graded, the power structure of education and a look at the future of education in North Carolina. This is a must-listen for parents, educators and anyone interested in the world of education.
Natalia Mejia, a teacher at CC Griffon STEM Middle School in Cabarrus County Schools, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 Empower NC Beginning Teacher of the Year in a special ceremony at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University Thursday.
NC Superintendent Catherine Truitt - Twitter: "I have had such an awesome time in Cullowhee with the 27 finalists for the #NCCAT Empower Beginning Teacher of the Year. What a stellar group of #education leaders who are doing INCREDIBLE things for @ncpublicschools' students! @NCCATNews #nced
EdNCAlex Granados | House votes to extend pilot for NC’s virtual charter schools - The bill would allow charter schools to offer remote academies, similar to what traditional public schools offered during COVID-19 and beyond. But a separate section of the bill allows the state’s two virtual charter schools to continue on in their pilot status for another year and increase their enrollment.
Fidelity Scholars Program - Individual scholarships designed to help students overcome barriers to success and graduate debt-free from a two-year college, four-year college, or a certificate program.
Retention & Completion Grants - These grants are designed to help institutions assist students who are close to completion and in danger of dropping out due to unpaid tuition and academic fee balances.
Ecosystem-Building Grants - These grants will be directed toward leading nonprofit organizations focused on improving graduation rates for thousands of Black, Latino, and other underserved high school and college students.
Governor’s Educator Discovery Award - Deadline to Apply March 31
The Governor’s Educator Discovery Awards recognize the value of quality professional development for teachers at all phases of their careers. The program will provide a stipend of up to $1,000 for preK-12 traditional public and public charter school teachers to pursue a professional development experience of their choosing. Teachers can use the grant award to attend a workshop or conference that deepens their subject area knowledge, such as a coding workshop for computer science teachers, or a session on how to create a project-based learning experience for students.
Applications close March 31. Learn more and apply here.
