I’m grateful North Carolina General Assembly leadership announced a budget framework that includes meaningful pay increases for our public school educators.
Statements from the Superintendent
Our top priority in North Carolina public schools is our students. Our educators know that the most important place they can be on any school day is with the students who depend on them.
As the leaders of North Carolina's public school system, we appreciate the significant investments Governor Stein has proposed in his budget for our K-12 public schools.
Today, the Leandro case was addressed again by the North Carolina Supreme Court in a lengthy opinion exceeding 240 pages.
We have received official notification from the U.S. Department of Education that previously frozen federal education funds for North Carolina have arrived.
It is good to see that the federal government is honoring its commitment to release $130 million in approved federal funds to North Carolina students, educators and schools next week.
On June 30, 2025, one day before the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction was scheduled to receive federal education funding for the new school year, we were notified that $165 million in federal funds authorized by the United States Congress would be placed under review and withheld.
Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education Eric Davis and North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice "Mo" Green released the following joint statement on Governor Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 254.
Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education Eric Davis and North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice "Mo" Green are deeply concerned by the Charter School Review Board provisions in the latest versions of House Bill 832 and Senate Bill 254.
The North Carolina State Board of Education is pleased with the announcement that Catty Moore will act as interim superintendent for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
While the North Carolina House's budget does not address all of the needs for North Carolina's public schools, we definitely appreciate the inclusion of noteworthy teacher compensation increases and the expansion of literacy instructional initiatives in it.
We are deeply concerned with the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) March 28, 2025 decision to terminate immediately the ability of public schools and school districts, including some in North Carolina, to use federal Education Stabilization Funds to pay for approved projects that were underway.
President Trump's recent executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education and "return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely", if effectuated, has significant implications for North Carolina's public schools.
Public schools are the heart of our communities, providing essential educational services to our 1.5 million students and serving as a top-five employer in every North Carolina county.
I applaud Governor Stein’s transformative education budget proposal that invests in our most precious resource—our children.