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NC College Connect offers automatic college admission to eligible high school seniors

by Emily Thomas | June 24, 2025

Eligible high school seniors in North Carolina are now automatically admitted to select colleges and universities across the state through NC College Connect, a program that offers a simpler and faster way to be admitted to college in North Carolina. …

Early childhood substitute teachers are hard to come by. A private funder is changing that in New Hanover County

by Liz Bell | June 24, 2025

This May, New Hanover County’s first early childhood substitute teacher from a new centralized substitute pool worked a shift at The Learning Tree, a licensed child care center in Wilmington.…

Senate Bill 550 is key for the mental health of youth athletes, advocates say

by Chantal Brown | June 24, 2025

What brings a state lawmaker, a mother of a late Miss America, and a professional basketball player together? The growing concern over mental health.…

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• Battle over DEI in public schools moves to NC House

  Carolina Journal | June 24, 2025

• Report: Teacher Well-Being, Pay, and Intentions to Leave in 2025

  RAND | June 24, 2025

• NC Education Lottery sends $1 billion to schools, but that's not enough to fund all schools, not even in just Guilford County

  WFMY News 2 | June 23, 2025

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