8/6/2026
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‘I see the impact it’s having every day’: 7 more NC community colleges prepare to launch Boost
Nearly one year after Boost launched at Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech), Bailey Thompson said she sees a difference in her students. As one of the college’s dedicated Boost advisers, Thompson oversees a caseload of roughly 150 students that...
After Helene, Transylvania nonprofit SparkPoint fosters connection and well-being
Recently, the supervisors at ALULA started noticing something about rain. The company, formerly Transylvania Vocational Services, has employed adults with disabilities here since 1967, blending and packaging granola pouches, dry mixes, supplements, and the dry milk that once went to...
Perspective | What 3,500 neighbors and 15,363 books taught us
On Saturday, July 18, more than 3,500 neighbors filled Durham Central Park for our annual Summer Block Party — and in just three hours, children harvested 15,363 books to take home and keep forever. Let me put that number in...
The Editor’s Notes
The N.C. State Board of Education meets today. Here is the agenda.
NC DPI marks the first year of its strategic plan. Read more here, and take a look at this dashboard that measures progress.
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Are State Trust Funds an Answer to Rising Child Care Costs?
New Mexico channels oil and gas windfalls into such an account as states seek sustainable funding for enduring programs.<br /> <br /> Read the rest
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The Trump team gives Head Start the DOGE treatment
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The next chapter of our U.S. education work: Helping millions more learners succeed
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Children’s advocates join Sheriff McFadden’s push to reopen juvenile jail
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