North Carolina Leaders to Share Latest Education Attainment Update and Steps Needed for Continued Economic Success

RALEIGH, NC – Top government, education, business, and nonprofit leaders across North Carolina will convene on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at The Merrimon-Wynne House in Raleigh, and virtually across the state, for an update on The State of Educational Attainment in North Carolina, hosted by myFutureNC.

During the event, myFutureNC will share new local and state-level data and provide an update on North Carolina’s progress toward achieving the state’s educational attainment goal of two million degrees or industry-valued credentials by 2030.

WHO: Honorable John Fraley, Board Chair, myFutureNC

Cecilia Holden, President & CEO, myFutureNC

Senator Phil Berger, NC State Senate Speaker Pro Tempore

Kevin Howell, Chief External Affairs Officer, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine

WHAT: The State of Educational Attainment in North Carolina – Hosted by myFutureNC

WHEN: Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST

NOTE: Media attendees should contact Kolbie Schrank or Victoria Leuang at kschrank@crispcomm.com and vleuang@crispcomm.com to RSVP to attend the in-person event or to schedule interviews. For more information, visit here.

About myFutureNC

myFutureNC is a statewide nonprofit organization focused on educational attainment and is the result of cross-sector collaboration between North Carolina leaders in education, business, and government. myFutureNC’s mission is to prepare North Carolina for the future by empowering individuals, strengthening communities, and ensuring our economic viability in a global economy. myFutureNC is working across sectors and in communities throughout the state to close gaps in postsecondary attainment, promote alignment between educational programming and business/industry needs, and improve the quality of educational opportunities for all North Carolinians. On February 20, 2019, myFutureNC unveiled its goal and bold vision for the future of education in our state: We will work to ensure that by 2030, 2 million North Carolinians have a high-quality credential or postsecondary degree.