North Carolina education leaders have just launched an ambitious new plan to make the state’s public schools the best in the nation by 2030. The initiative, called “Achieving Educational Excellence,” is the first joint strategic plan between the Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education in more than a decade.

The plan was shaped by extensive input from educators, families, and local leaders in all 100 counties. He also announced a statewide tour this fall to encourage public engagement.

“This is a bold plan that matches North Carolina’s potential to have the best public schools in the country,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice Green in a press release. “We created this strategic plan after crossing the state listening to parents, students an

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