For nearly 20 years, the Public School Forum of North Carolina has been publishing its annual forecast of the ten issues most likely to impact K-12 schools across the state. They offer an overview of the issues and a set of principles they hope will guide consideration of the issue by all federal, state, and local leaders who understand that public schools are the key to our children's futures and our collective wellbeing and prosperity. The following key priorities are presented: (1) Build a Principled Path on Teacher Compensation; (2) Make Sense of A-F School Performance Grades; (3) Maintain High Standards; (4) Emphasize Quality and Equity in School Choice; (5) Expand Opportunities to Learn Any Time, Any Place, at Any Pace; (6) Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers; (7) Manage Student Enrollment Growth; (8) Shift to Elements of a Digital-Age Learning Model; (9) Streamline Assessments; and (10) Meet Milestones on the Path to College and Career Readiness.