• Every student will be ready to learn.
• Every student will have an excellent teacher & school leadership.
• Every student will graduate with relevant, globally-competitive career and life skills.

• North Carolina will expect excellence and dynamism from every classroom, school building, education agency and institution, and community organization.

• Student-focused

BEST NC will place the highest priority on the best outcomes for students of all ages.

• Evidence-Based and Solutions-Oriented

BEST NC will be data-driven and dedicated to promoting best possible practices that solve immediate problems and ensure a return on resource investments.

• Optimistic & Courageous

BEST NC believes that every student can succeed and North Carolina can have a world-class education system. We also know that elevating our publicly-funded schools will require hard work and difficult decisions.

• Collaborative

BEST NC will engage diverse, bipartisan stakeholders – including educators, experts, policymakers, and community leaders – to identify and build consensus around best practices.

• Committed to Continuous Improvement

BEST NC will be cognizant that the demands of our economy are constantly evolving, as are our students and educators, and that the solutions in our education system today may not work tomorrow. Similarly, BEST NC is itself committed to following the principals of accountability and continuous improvement.

• Convene

Convene a broad constituency of education stakeholders,

• Inform

Inform an engaged business community, and

• Advocate

Advocate for policies, research, programs, and awareness that will move the needle toward a shared, bold vision for education.