10/8/2026
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RFP opens for Boost expansion to support NC community college students in healthcare
The North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation, alongside AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina and the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS), will soon launch the Bridge pilot, which will provide funding for three N.C. community colleges to “launch first-of-its-kind supports for short-term healthcare...
Playlab launches inaugural cohort in NC, partnering with school districts to help educators and students design custom AI tools
In late September, leaders from school districts across North Carolina huddled around tables at the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) in Raleigh. With laptops open, principals and district administrators set to work designing custom artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help...
Golden LEAF scholar Bekah Mulligan encourages others to apply for foundation’s scholarship
Golden LEAF Scholar alumna and Cherokee County native Bekah Mulligan knew she wanted to give back to her community and serve future generations through education. A member of the 2011 scholarship cohort, Mulligan graduated from Western Carolina University with a...
Perspective | Helene showed us what students are capable of. Will schools build on it?
North Carolina agrees on what graduates need to thrive. The harder question is whether our schools are designed to develop those abilities. After 23 years in education, I now lead the WNC Resilience Project through Open Way Learning, working with...
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Belk Center Announces Respondents for 2026 Dallas Herring Lecture
This signature event convenes college leaders from across the state and nation to reflect on pressing issues in higher education and to envision paths forward for community colleges. Read the rest
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With worker shortage looming, NC pins hopes on community college initiatives
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More than 40,000 commenters weighed in on the Trump administration’s proposal to revamp standards for the federal early childhood program
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Alabama Rewrote Its School Funding Formula: What Stakeholders Say About Making It Work
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