North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is the state's official site for public schools.

LEARN NORTH CAROLINA, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, is a statewide network of educators using the power of the Internet to improve K-12 education in North Carolina. The website offers a wide array of quality resources for K-12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development, all tied to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

Education Directory of North Carolina contains the phone number and address of every North Carolina public, federal or charter school and public school system; the phone number every employee of the Department of Public Instruction, members of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent; contact information for educational associations and organizations, advisory councils, educational material suppliers and sellers; and statistical summaries of local public school systems, and a list of all the state and territorial Superintendents in the U.S.

North Carolina Department of Administration, Division of Non-Public Education  is the only legislatively authorized NC state government office giving oversight to private elementary/secondary schools in North Carolina.  It derives its authority from Chapter 115C, Article 39 of the North Carolina General Statutes.  This article sets forth a list of requirements to be met by such schools.  DNPE has the legal responsibility to verify that all private elementary/secondary schools are meeting those requirements by periodically inspecting certain school records.

North Carolina  higher education information on NCGOV.com.

Rural School and Community Trust is a national nonprofit organization rooted in rural America. Our mission is to help rural schools and communities get better together.

North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority administers programs designed to help college students pay the costs of higher education.

North Carolina Research and Education Network is a private telecommunications network to interconnect universities, research institutions and medical and graduate centers in the state.

North Carolina Civic Education Consortium unites community partners, educators and children and youth to revitalize civic education for young North Carolinians.

North Carolina State Board of Education is charged with supervising and administering the free public school system and the educational funds provided for its support.

Around Town North Carolina  is a Time Warner Cable web site that has an  online education resource link, "Education."  Very informative.

National Education Association was founded in 1857 "to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of popular education in the United States."

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO's mission is to improve the lives of our members and their families, to give voice to our  legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which we work, to improve the quality of the services we  provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in our union, in our nation and throughout the world.

AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education throughout the United States and the world.

Educational Information Resources Center is a national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to education literature and resources.

North Carolina Adult Basic Education  is administered by the North Carolina Community College System.

North Carolina Parent Teacher Association's mission is to support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools and before governmental agencies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; to assist parents in developing skills they need to raise and protect their children; and to encourage parent and public involvement in the schools of this nation.

North Carolina Communities in Schools' mission is to champion the connection of needed community resources with schools and other sites to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.

Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all children have access to afterschool programs by 2010.

North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Educational Services promotes public safety and juvenile delinquency prevention, intervention, and treatment through the operation of a seamless, comprehensive juvenile justice system. All of the academic and vocational courses are competency-based and are developed from the standard course of study adopted by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. State adopted textbooks are utilized in classes, and teachers write lesson plans to address learning style characteristics and brain processing preferences. Students with identified disabilities are provided appropriate special education services.

Blue Springs-Hoke County Community Development Corporation's "Turning It Around: Offering Juveniles New Life Paths and New Life Perspectives" (TIA) is a rural community-based project of the Blue Springs Hoke County Community Development Corporation.  It is supported directly by North Carolina's Governor's Crime Commission and provides targeted prevention and intervention strategies for youthful offenders and other vulnerable youth.