5/18/2023

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Public education takes hit in Senate budget

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | May 17, 2023

Update, May 18 at 2:00 p.m. – The Senate passed its budget 37-12 on Thursday with bipartisan support. Now, the Senate and House must work together to pass a compromise budget. The Republican-led Senate released its budget proposal for the next...

A 34-county listening tour asked parents and providers: What should child care look like?

by Liz Bell | May 17, 2023

Researchers on a nine-month listening tour across 34 North Carolina counties recently asked parents and providers what they need and desire from early care and education. Some common themes arose in the answers: availability, affordability, and trust. Care and Learning...

Perspective | Unlocking opportunity: Evidence-based literacy investment is the key to our children’s future

by Catherine Truitt and Bob Wise | May 17, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article was published in K-12 Dive and is reposted here with permission. Of the dozens of questions included in the 1908 West Virginia Teachers’ Examination, there are two that resonate most: “What do you understand to be the ultimate aim...

Perspective | Community college governance needs strong local responsiveness

by Durham Tech Board of Trustees | May 17, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following is a letter sent to legislative leadership on May 4, 2023, on behalf of the Durham Technical Community College Board of Trustees. The language of Senate Bill 692 is now included in the Senate’s budget proposal, which...

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