5/20/2025
New from EdNC
EdNC’s analysis of models to provide early childhood education on the campuses of community colleges
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on the intersections of community colleges and child care. Other articles in the series are available here. “Kids on Campus” is a national partnership between the Association of Community College Trustees...
Running Towards Disaster | Ep. 3: ‘Read and react’
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, outdoor recreation created $16.2 billion in value added for North Carolina in 2023. We have over 40 state parks, 10 national park sites, and four national forests. In our state, there are a...
State Board of Community Colleges discusses ERP modernization, IDD program expansion
Since 2016, the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) has been implementing a five-phased approach to modernize Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for the state’s 58 community colleges and system office. An ERP system refers to the software colleges use that...
What questions do second graders have for the state treasurer?
How much money do we have? Where do we keep it? Where does all of it come from? Where do you live? Do you have any pets? As state Treasurer Brad Briner sat in the gym at Jones Dairy Elementary...
Perspective | Rising health care premiums may force impossible choices for our public school workers
Editor’s Note: According to the media advisory, today, the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina State Health Plan is expected to vote on changes to the State Health Plan other than premiums. A vote on premiums is currently anticipated...
The Editor’s Notes
My thanks to everyone who helped me with the model analysis of child care at our 58 community colleges. Since the pre-publication review process, I have added information about federal funding for on campus child care and cross compared the federal IPEDS data. If you have any further feedback, please email mrash at ednc.org
Today’s episode of our podcast “Running Towards Disaster” looks the role those trained in outdoor leadership played in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
The board of the State Health Plan is meeting today.
The House budget is out.
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