Atrium agreement expands State Health Plan access for 2027
Twelve Atrium Health hospitals and associated clinics will enter the State Health Plan’s Access tier beginning Jan. 1.
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Duke Health joins new State Health Plan provider tier
Duke Health will join the State Health Plan’s new Access Provider tier in 2027, maintaining current or lower member costs for care through the health system.
NC State Health Plan approves Blue Cross contracts and 2027 benefit changes
North Carolina's State Health Plan approved Blue Cross NC contracts, preferred provider agreements and new 2027 benefit and network changes.
State Health Plan board approves strategic plan, Medicare Advantage benefits
The State Health Plan Board of Trustees approved a 2026-2032 strategic plan and 2027 Medicare Advantage benefits.
Teachers, allies flood into Raleigh with message for state leaders
Thousands of educators, advocates and allies converged on Raleigh Friday, demanding higher pay for teachers, more state support per student, more childcare funding, and more funding for special education.
John Hood: Let’s Reform How We Pay Teachers
RALEIGH — During the just-ended 2024 election campaign, candidates for offices such as governor, legislature, county commission, and state superintendent of public instruction talked a lot about raising the pay of public schoolteachers in our state — as well they should have.
OPINION: Critics rely on legal tricks to attack Opportunity Scholarships
Opponents of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarships are playing legal games in order to get a second shot at destroying the scholarship program.
Early look at task force submissions on CRT raise concern
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in March announced the launch of a task force to address growing concern grew among public school parents about political and cultural indoctrination in the classroom, specifically related to Critical Race Theory.
North Carolina teachers win new tools to enhance learning about space exploration
Four North Carolina teachers will get new tools and technology to help teach about outer space and inspire and empower students in the field of space exploration. The space education bundles are valued at $5,000 each and include a large Mars or Moon learning map, Mimio Mybot educational robotics system, a Lunar or Mars Pro Globe with augmented reality technology, and many other resources.
North Carolina teachers win Governor’s Educator Discovery Awards
Three North Carolina teachers have won Governor’s Educator Discovery Awards to help strengthen their work in the classroom, Governor Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Business Committee for Education announced.
N.C. average teacher pay $54,392 per year, second best in Southeast
Public school teachers in North Carolina receive an average annual salary of $53,392 for the current school year, according to the latest figures from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. That puts the state second best in the Southeast — behind Georgia — in average teacher pay.
“Partisan” reading bill passes easily
On March 31, the North Carolina Senate passed the hugely controversial SB 387, titled the Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021, by margin of 48 senators in favor, none opposed.