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myFutureNC issues statewide alert as Aug. 15 deadline approaches to complete FAFSA for Next NC Scholarship

by Mebane Rash | August 7, 2024

Updated on Aug. 13, 2024 myFutureNC, the state’s nonprofit working to increase job skills and college attainment across the state, is sounding the alert that time is running out for college-bound students and adults to qualify for the state’s new Next NC Scholarship by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).…

This school proves why ‘marching band is it’

by Laura Browne | August 12, 2024

As students and teachers savor the last bit of their summer vacations, many marching band students and staff across the state brave the heat and return to campus early to prepare for the school year during band camp.

Perspective | Strengthening the teacher pipeline through programs like NC Teaching Fellows

by Mary Ann Wolf | August 12, 2024

The following is Mary Ann Wolf’s “Final Word” from the June 29, 2024 episode of Education Matters featuring the director of North Carolina Teaching Fellows, along with past and present Fellows.…

The Editor’s Notes

I’ll be at Haywood Community College this morning, and visiting Superintendent Mike Swan in Burke County Public Schools this afternoon. Happy to be on the road today.

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