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Everything you need to know about the State Health Plan’s new tiered-provider structure

by Ben Humphries | June 29, 2026

Big changes are coming to the State Health Plan, which provides health insurance for nearly 750,000 teachers, state employees, retirees, and their dependents. Starting in 2027, State Health Plan members will be incentivized by lower deductibles and out-of-pocket costs to...

Experts convene to make the ‘early connections’ that matter for children’s health, learning

by Liz Bell | June 29, 2026

As children enter the world, research says the level of support babies, mothers, and families receive makes a lasting impact on children’s health and well-being. “The bonds formed in the earliest years between caregivers and children, between families and communities,...

How Iredell-Statesville Schools helped students continue their literacy journey this summer

by Amy Rhyne | June 29, 2026

As the 2025-26 school year came to a close, the work of supporting young readers continued. Across five summer reading camp sites, Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS) welcomed 322 second- and third-grade students for additional literacy instruction designed to address their specific...

Perspective | We asked 500 North Carolina parents about books at home. Here’s what they told us.

by Ginger Young and Anna Reilly | June 29, 2026

Even if I forget to read, my son will bring me a book and say, “Mommy, can we read?” That really warms my heart….  — Durham parent of a toddler By the time a North Carolina toddler turns 2, there’s...

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The Editor’s Notes

WRAL is reporting the budget will move forward this week.

Need to know

• Putting guardrails on AI in education. Bipartisan support for NC legislation.

  Carolina Public Press | June 24, 2026

• NC Community College System Presidential Search Committee will meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. mostly in closed session

  N.C. Community College System | June 30, 2026

• AACC/ACCT requests of Senate appropriators to shore up the Pell Grant shortfall

  CC Daily | June 28, 2026

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