While school districts across the state are encouraged to follow the pillars of the SBE plan, Burke County Public Schools (BCPS) is a few years ahead, releasing its own strategic plan — All-in Promise — in 2022.

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) recently rolled out eight “Pillars of Excellence” for public schools in the state to work toward with the intention of being the best in the country by 2030.

N.C. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice 'Mo' Green stopped in Lenoir, one his stops on his listening tour.

State Superintendent of Public Schools Mo Green is making a mountains-to-coast tour across North Carolina, and he wants to know what people in…