Public School Forum of North Carolina

08/26/2026

North Carolina currently ranks 50th in per-pupil funding and dead last in the nation in school funding effort. Over the past two years, the Public School Forum convened a diverse working group of 80+ educators, superintendents and bipartisan lawmakers to build a modern, data-driven roadmap for public school finance reform.

Adequately funding our local public schools must remain a top priority, and the ‘how’ is just as important as the ‘how much.’

Read our recommendations:

For over 90 years, North Carolina has funded its schools primarily through a resource-allocation model, which determines the total cost of education based on the cost of resources, such as educators and administration. For at least a decade, policymakers and other education leaders have floated the....

08/26/2026

How a federal grant brought mental health services into schools across 6 North Carolina school districts

North Carolina's Project AWARE has helped school districts across the state build comprehensive behavioral and mental health support systems.

08/25/2026

The NC Coalition for Global Education kicked off in February 2026 and has been meeting throughout the year with the goal of creating a statewide network that unites public/private partnerships and maximizes global education opportunities across NC

Learn how the NC Coalition for Global Education is uniting partners to enhance global education opportunities in North Carolina.

08/24/2026

The Forum seeking a talented artist to create original artwork to be featured in our 2026 Impact Report. This is a paid opportunity for a creative student to contribute their voice to materials that will be shared with a statewide audience.

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The Public School Forum of North Carolina is seeking a talented high school student artist to create original artwork to be featured in our 2026 Impact Report. This is a paid opportunity for a creative student to contribute their voice to materials that will be shared with our audiences across the s...

08/22/2026

Applications for the Rural Teacher Leadership Network are still open📣

RTLN was created to help rural educators in Western NC develop as teacher leaders, improve their practice and foster community with other rural teachers.

Apply by Aug 24: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJ8V8uFW51XRAsgF4Eikr5oskFkbH7ClEnZx3t7ysUGtJPqw/viewform

08/17/2026

To our students, welcome back. Whether you are walking into kindergarten for the very first time or using your new driver’s license to drive to high school, this school year is an opportunity," write Gov. Josh Stein.

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a second technical corrections bill, which establishes the NC High School Redesign Commission.

08/17/2026

Gov. Josh Stein signed HB 268, a second technical corrections bill that adjusts the text of the new state budget, into law on Tuesday. “This bill strengthens disaster relief, teacher workforce pipelines, and economic development programs,” Stein said.

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a second technical corrections bill, which establishes the NC High School Redesign Commission.