Press Releases

Governor Cooper Tours East Carteret High School in Beaufort, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited East Carteret High School as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

Governor Cooper Tours Pactolus Global School in Greenville, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Pactolus Global School in Greenville as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

Governor Cooper Tours Diggs-Latham Elementary School, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Diggs-Latham Elementary in Winston-Salem as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

Governor Cooper Tours Millbrook Magnet High School, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Millbrook Magnet High School in Raleigh as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

WATCH: Called Out in Interview, General Assembly Leader Admits that GOP Voucher Plan Funds Private School Tuition by Cutting from Public Schools

Last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger angrily and directly acknowledged that the legislature’s school voucher expansion is funded through cuts to public schools.

Governor Cooper Tours C.C. Griffin STEM Middle School, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited C.C. Griffin STEM Middle School in Concord as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

Governor Cooper Proclaims 2024 as “The Year of Public Schools,” Calls for Investments in North Carolina’s Teachers, Students and Families

Today, Governor Roy Cooper traveled to Nashville Elementary School in Nash County, where he attended elementary school as a child, to proclaim 2024 as “The Year of Public Schools” in North Carolina. Gov. Cooper was joined by business leaders, state and local education leaders, teachers, and parents.

Governor Cooper Tours Electric School Bus, Highlights Historic Federal Funding for 114 Electric Buses Across North Carolina School Districts

Today, Governor Cooper visited a bus facility in Durham to highlight the recent significant federal funding for electric school buses in North Carolina.

Governor Cooper Announces $26.7 Million in Funding for 114 Electric School Buses

Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina will receive $26.7 million in federal funds to purchase 114 electric school buses as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Grant Program.

Governor Calls for Reform of UNC System Governance Following Guskiewicz Resignation from UNC-Chapel Hill

Following UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz’ resignation to become President of Michigan State University, Governor Roy Cooper reiterated the need for changes in the governance of the UNC System, highlighting recommendations put forward by the Governor’s Commission on Public University Governance earlier this year.