Hannah McClellan

writer, reader, learner / senior reporter @EducationNC covering ed, policy, faith / MDiv @DukeDivinity / @unchussman @ChathamNR alum • she/her

Articles

N.C. community college spring enrollment growth outpaces national trends

1 week ago | ednc.org | Hannah McClellan

Undergraduate enrollment increased by 3.5% in spring 2025 from spring 2024, according to new estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, with 15.3 million students enrolled in undergraduate programs across the country. “Enrollment increased for all undergraduate credential types,” the report’s landing page says. “Bachelor’s and associate programs grew by 2.1 percent and 6.3 percent, respectively, but remain below spring 2020 levels.
The House budget, a court decision stops the dismantling of the federal department of education, and a podcast for your holiday weekend

2 weeks ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Hannah McClellan |Ben S. Humphries |Liz Bell |Chantal Brown

House budget calls for master’s pay and higher raises for beginning teachers by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, Ben Humphries, Liz Bell and Chantal Brown Contents The North Carolina Republican-led House passed its 2025-27 budget plan on Thursday with strong bipartisan support, calling for an average 8.7% raise for teachers, with higher raises going toward beginning teachers.
House budget calls for master's pay and higher raises for beginning teachers

2 weeks ago | ednc.org | Hannah McClellan |Ben S. Humphries |Liz Bell |Chantal Brown

The North Carolina Republican-led House passed its 2025-27 budget plan on Thursday with strong bipartisan support, calling for an average 8.7% raise for teachers, with higher raises going toward beginning teachers. Most other state employees would receive an across-the-board raise of 2.5% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. In comparison, the Senate budget would give most state employees an across-the-board raise of 1.25% in FY 2025-26, along with a $3,000 raise over the biennium.
Which community colleges provide child care on campus? EdNC takes a in-depth look at this student service that supports attainment

2 weeks ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Mebane Rash |Caroline Parker |Hannah McClellan |Anna Pogarcic

EdNC’s analysis of models to provide early childhood education on the campuses of community colleges by Mebane Rash Contents The case for providing early childhood education on the campuses of community collegesWhat is CCAMPIS?
State Board of Community Colleges discusses ERP modernization, IDD program expansion

2 weeks ago | ednc.org | Hannah McClellan

Since 2016, the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) has been implementing a five-phased approach to modernize Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for the state’s 58 community colleges and system office. An ERP system refers to the software colleges use that contains data on students, core financial management, grants, human resources, and payroll, among other things.
EdNC's look at the bills that survived "crossover" and are still under consideration at the legislature

3 weeks ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Ben S. Humphries |Chantal Brown |Liz Bell |Hannah McClellan

Which education bills are still under consideration at the General Assembly? by Ben Humphries, Chantal Brown, Liz Bell and Hannah Vinueza McClellan Contents K-12Early ChildhoodCommunity collegesAll education-related bills that made crossover The General Assembly’s crossover deadline was May 8.
Which education bills are left at the General Assembly?

3 weeks ago | ednc.org | Ben S. Humphries |Chantal Brown |Liz Bell |Hannah McClellan

The General Assembly’s crossover deadline was May 8. After that day, most bills that haven’t been passed by at least one chamber — and therefore haven’t “crossed over” to the other — are no longer able to become law this session. Bill filing deadlines and the crossover deadline are adopted at the beginning of each legislative session in an effort to pace the session and prevent it from dragging on late into the summer. However, there are some exceptions to the crossover rule.
EdDaily by EdNC.org – Your daily newsletter about NC education news

3 weeks ago | us9.campaign-archive.com | Mebane Rash |Hannah McClellan |Adam Stewart

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EdNC's Mebane Rash receives Robinson Award, Order of the Long Leaf Pine

3 weeks ago | ednc.org | Hannah McClellan

EdNC CEO and Editor-in-Chief Mebane Rash was recently awarded the 2025 Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award by the Public School Forum of North Carolina. This award is named in honor of the late Dr. Jay Robinson, “one of our state’s most distinguished education leaders,” and the first president of the Public School Forum, according to a press release from the organization. This year, Rash received the award along with business leader Tom Oxholm.
5/9/2025

4 weeks ago | ednc.org | Hannah McClellan

New from EdNC The Editor’s Notes Yesterday was the General Assembly’s crossover deadline, the date when most bills must pass at least one chamber in order to stay alive this session. Stay tuned for EdNC’s analysis of bills that made crossover. In the meantime, here’s a link to DPI’s legislative tracker. And here is your playlist for the weekend courtesy of Jeff McDaris.