People are talking about tech in North Carolina schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation temperature, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
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State report
North Carolina
About 1.4M students · 53 districts checked84
Very hotRank 4 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 45 signals in 34 events
Where the heat comes from
Hottest districts in North Carolina
Latest across North Carolina
- Columbus County schools warn FCC E-Rate cuts would shift costs locally
- NC AG leads 23-AG defense of school E-Rate internet funding
- Wake board reviews student screen time data, device strategy
- Wake teacher survey: secondary teachers say devices overused
- WRAL: Wake students spend up to 90 minutes a day on devices
- Rowan-Salisbury board candidate says technology should supplement teaching
- Public hearing held on proposed CMS technology and future ready learning policy
- Craven board accepts $939,875 opening bid in Apple device buyback
Research coverage
We've checked 53 of 118 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not quiet. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
North Carolina districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | 67 | Hot | 8 |
| Wake County Schools | 57 | Warm | 6 |
| Burke County Schools | 51 | Warm | 2 |
| Cleveland County Schools | 37 | Mild | 1 |
| Asheboro City Schools | 34 | Mild | 2 |
| Edgecombe County Schools | 30 | Mild | 1 |
| Asheville City Schools | 24 | Mild | 1 |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools | 21 | Mild | 1 |
| Alamance-Burlington Schools | 19 | Cool | 3 |
| Lincoln County Schools | 18 | Cool | 1 |
| Harnett County Schools | 17 | Cool | 1 |
| Watauga County Schools | 14 | Cool | 1 |
| Columbus County Schools | 13 | Cool | 1 |
| Rowan-Salisbury Schools | 11 | Cool | 1 |
| Henderson County Schools | 10 | Cool | 1 |
| Union County Public Schools | 10 | Cool | 1 |
| Wayne County Public Schools | 10 | Cool | 1 |
| Robeson County Schools | 7 | Cool | 1 |
| Buncombe County Schools | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Craven County Schools | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools | 0 | Quiet | 3 |
We also checked 32 other districts in North Carolina and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States with signals
National signals, not mapped