NC Governor to Feds: Don't Worsen Nursing Shortage
By Marge | Published 2025-12-11T15:55:55.741+00:00
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North Carolina -- December 11, 2025: Governor Josh Stein has publicly urged U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to reverse a recent departmental decision he warns will exacerbate North Carolina’s already critical healthcare workforce shortage, particularly in nursing. The Governor’s office issued a statement emphasizing that the ruling, made last month, threatens to increase barriers for individuals pursuing professional and graduate-level health care degrees.
Governor Stein stressed his administration's commitment to strengthening the state’s healthcare pipeline to ensure the health and safety of North Carolinians.“North Carolina is already challenged to address a significant nursing shortage,” Governor Stein said. “Reducing the number of nurses qualified to teach will reduce the number of seats available to nursing students across the state. We should be reducing barriers for people who want careers in the health care fields, not creating them.”A Sh