4/2/2026
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Lawmakers asked for funding for advanced teaching roles, workforce; hear updates on math standards and cellphones in classrooms
At the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee meeting on Tuesday, lawmakers heard a presentation on the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) in-progress revision to K-12 math standards; the results of a survey on cellphone use in classrooms; and funding...
New SNAP requirements could stress county budgets
This article was originally published by Border Belt Independent and The Assembly, and is republished here with permission. Using a blue pen, Bladen County Board of Commissioners chair Cameron McGill signed 18 letters to state lawmakers in late January. One...
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The N.C. State Board of Education meets today. Here is the agenda. DPI is holding a press conference on dual enrollment today at 11 a.m.
According to the Office of the Governor, the following is being celebrated in April: Month of the Military Child, STEM Education Month, National Apprenticeship Week, School Library Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Month and Week of the Young Child, Financial Literacy Month, World Autism Month, Line Worker Appreciation Day, Second Chance Month, and more.
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