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RALEIGH North Carolinians disagree about a great deal. But here’s a proposition virtually all of us endorse: The future of our state is closely tied to the amount and quality of education our people receive. I could say the future of North Carolina’s economy depends on better education — and I’d be right! You only have to listen to what employers say about the importance of skilled employees who exhibit creativity, collaboration and a strong work ethic. You only have to listen to what employees say about the value of what they learned, or should have learned, in school. A...

Teachers; scholarships; Eastern North Carolina; diversity; NC State University; College of Education Anonymous Trust, Transformational Scholarship Program

The good news is that North Carolina institutions aren’t just producing good ideas about how to improve school leadership. They’re on the ground implementing them.

In North Carolina politics, few issues are as contentious as education. For years, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led General Assembly have locked horns on such issues as funding formulas, teacher pay, and parental choice. More recently, legislators have tried to give all schoolchildren access to in-person instruction, only to be stymied by Cooper’s veto pen — wielded at the behest of the North Carolina affiliate of America’s largest teachers union. The problems we face are grave. Among the disastrous effects of COVID-19 and the ensuing shutdowns have been emotional distr...