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Thanks to intentional, market-based policy and conservative leadership, North Carolina has once again earned national recognition — this time as the Top State for Workforce Development in 2026, according to Site Selection magazine’s Bright Horizons rankings. Site Selection evaluates states using a broad set of long-term indicators, including credentials and degree attainment, labor productivity, return on training investments, and alignment between education and employer ne

When rethinking how students learn, Florida is quietly leading with something powerful: à la carte learning, supported by state-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). Families in Florida are breaking free from the “one-school-fits-all” model—and North Carolina should pay attention.

On October 17, 2025, Methodist University announced that its new medical school, the Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine, has received accreditation approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and will begin recruiting its inaugural class in summer 2026.  It will be the fifth MD-granting medical school in the state and the first in four decades not tied to an existing institution. We are most excited about the medical school add

Recently, Opportunity for NC Board Member Drew Heath hosted the Danish Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen, Denmark’s Minister for Industry, Business & Financial Affairs Morten Bødskov, and state legislative leaders in a discussion about one of the most dynamic international partnerships in the United States.   From Idea to Impact North Carolina has quietly become one of Denmark’s closest business partners in America. Danish companies have invested billions of dollars here, cre

A bipartisan North Carolina delegation traveled to Finland from August 26–29, 2025, to study one of Europe’s most advanced defense...