Together we can achieve a bold vision…
Each North Carolina child has a strong foundation for life-long health, education, and well-being supported by a comprehensive, equitable birth-to-eight ecosystem.
How We Do Our Work
We work to promote understanding, spearhead collaboration, and advance policies to ensure each North Carolina child is on track for lifelong success by the end of third grade. Much of this work happens through our initiatives:
- Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
- Early Learning and The Every Student Succeeds Act
- Family Forward NC
- First 2000 Days
- Local Funding for Early Learning
- NC Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
Supporting Children’s Optimal Development
Each child can have the opportunity to be on track by third grade with aligned policies and practices rooted in child development, including health and development on track beginning at birth, supported and supportive families and communities, and high-quality birth-through-eight learning environments with regular attendance. Learn about the issues that support children’s optimal development beginning at birth.
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Latest News
2 Funding Opportunities to Support Equity & Early Childhood
We are eager to help spread the word about empowerment opportunities, such as funding, for partners focused on the work of early childhood and equity. As such, we’d like to share two incredible grant opportunities, regarding early childhood and racial…
A Child’s Journey to Mental Health
Recommendations to give young kids and their families the support they need to thrive.
Early life experiences play a critical role in setting children up for a lifetime of good mental health.
As we address the children’s mental health crisis,…
We’re Hiring a Data and Policy Associate!
Do you enjoy working with data, and promoting policies and initiatives that support children and families? Are you motivated to improve early childhood systems and opportunities in North Carolina, with a commitment to racial equity? Is working remotely with innovative…
Science of Reading Policy Panel Highlights NC Journey and Progress for Literacy Programs
On Thursday, June 9, EducationNC hosted almost three dozen stakeholders to attend a panel, “Reporting Live: Talking Science of Reading Implementation,” featuring three education policy leaders:Kymyona Burk, a Senior Policy Fellow at ExcelinEd. She most recently served in Mississippi…