A nice sunset (with sun pillar) this evening

Families in North Carolina deserve to have access to school choice, including high-quality charter schools. This morning, I toured the beautiful Pine Springs Preparatory Academy in Holly Springs and had a chance to meet with their leadership, students and staff, as well as

NAEP scores are out this morning. There are some mixed results but not for economically disadvantaged kids. After spending billions of dollars- post pandemic performance actually got worse. More $ does not equate to higher performance. PERIOD! Systemic change is in order. #nced

Clarks Creek Greenway on AllTrails alltrails.com/trail/us/north…

Dr. Heather Hulburt Norris, who has served as interim chancellor at Appalachian State since April of 2024, was elected the university’s next chancellor today by the UNC Board of Governors. She will begin as chancellor on March 1. #NCHigherEd Learn More: ow.ly/NpAc50V7Nrg

It would be best for the NCAE to sit this one out and allow constructive work to be done on behalf of North Carolina teachers. The involvement of this hyper-partisan union injects unnecessary political jargon into a serious discussion. I look forward to continuing to fight for

Sounds like a Main Street Democrat. Brad Crone

The French Broad river making its way through the mountains at sunrise yesterday

Roy Ayers was a musical genius that was sampled by many. Here’s North Carolina A&T’s Blue and Gold Marching Machine playing a rendition of Mary J. Blige’s “My Life,” which was sampled from Ayers’ “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”: (via BGMM)

Well deserved and an outstanding choice for NC State University

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It’s an unfortunate hazard of the job! Stay encouraged and keep the faith. #ncpol

$4.7B investment. 14,500 jobs. #JetZero is landing in Greensboro. The talent, workforce development, training, innovation and excellence are all located right here in NC. We're excited for what's possible and how our students and experts can contribute.

Whew, points were made… 🔥🔥

Leadership in action!