8/25/2025
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Welcome back to school, North Carolina’s teacher leaders
The first day of school is full of wonder for me and for many of us. Seeing the big yellow buses hit the road. Hearing the banter about Friday night football. Seeing the students’ smiles, their eyes lit up, their...
Guilford County school bond helps community rebuild with new visual arts elementary school
Peeler-Hampton Visual and Performing Arts Elementary School (Peeler-Hampton VPA) officially opens to students for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 25. Walking the halls during the ribbon cutting ceremony in mid-August, new students were smiling and their eyes...
Beaufort County Schools: Building boats, character, and careers from within
One day this past May, Chocowinity Primary School’s gym turned into a barber shop. Students with permissions slips in hand patiently waited for their appointments and their turn under the ring light and shears. Rodney Bullock and students from the...
The Editor’s Notes
Here is a welcome back to school message from Eric Davis, chair of the N.C. Board of Education.
Senator Berger announced interim committee appointments. Here is the list. Appointments to Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee include: Brad Overcash (co-chair), Kevin Corbin (vice chair), Lisa S. Barnes, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Michael Garrett, Dana Jones, Michael V. Lee, Tom McInnis, Benton G. Sawrey, Gladys A. Robinson, Joyce Waddell. Thank you, Anne Murtha, for the heads up!
Welcome back to school, North Carolina, with love from Alexander County Schools!
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New school year in Yancey County means a fresh start for a community still recovering
In June, 109 students were still displaced from the storm. Read the rest
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Montgomery County, a Trump stronghold in North Carolina, saw the elimination of a grant-funded initiative that it says didn’t involve DEI.
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Trump aims to end millions in grants to colleges with high Hispanic populations
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These federal programs help low-income students get to and through college. Trump wants to pull the funding
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