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New multiunit child care program breaks ground in Yadkin County, offers new model for rural child care

by Liz Bell | June 1, 2026

A new kind of chid care program broke ground on May 18 in Yadkinville. Other communities are drawing inspiration from the model, which will house six small child care businesses under one roof. After years of fundraising, local collaboration, and...

Connecting students to opportunity: The state of college and career advising in North Carolina school districts

by Samantha Gutter | June 1, 2026

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”  It is one of the earliest questions children are asked, and can be one of the most limiting. For many students, the answer is shaped by exposure: the careers they...

Perspective | Teaching and learning: Measure by measure, day by day

by Robyn Fehrman | June 1, 2026

I’ve spent some time in music rooms lately. Recently, I had the joy of watching the Durham Charter orchestra bring the house down at our “One Day” event in the Triangle. Y’all, they were incredible. The sound, the energy, the...

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• Feds Issue a Slimmed-Down Data Release on U.S. Schools

  Education Week | May 29, 2026

• What helps students get ahead? Sometimes it starts with help getting by

  Lumina Foundation | May 27, 2026

• Debate grows over classroom tech as Charlotte families question i-Ready

  WFAE | June 1, 2026

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