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Department of Education opens 30-day public comment period for proposed Workforce Pell rules

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | March 10, 2026

On March 13, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) released its analysis of the proposed regulations for Workforce Pell. AACC will also submit formal comments and “urges AACC-member institutions to engage in the process.”

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Wake County’s Molly Todd is North Carolina’s 2026 Beginning Teacher of the Year

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | March 16, 2026

DPI releases ‘Highlights’ on 2025-26 budget for NC public schools

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto and Hannah Vinueza McClellan | March 12, 2026

Charter Review Board approves four remote academies, Pender County’s first charter school

by Kristen Blair | March 12, 2026

State early childhood director updates legislators on child care loss and large waitlist growth for subsidies

by Liz Bell | March 11, 2026

Wake County student wins state poetry recitation competition

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | March 11, 2026

NC leaders announce bipartisan Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education

by Mebane Rash | March 10, 2026

College students believe in the value of their degree, 2026 Lumina-Gallup research shows

by Molly Steur | March 10, 2026

Metal machinery connected with yellow tubing

Department of Education opens 30-day public comment period for proposed Workforce Pell rules

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | March 10, 2026

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by Caroline Parker | March 11, 2026

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