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Halifax County Smart Start students play their way toward improved health

by Katie Dukes | January 11, 2024

Many of the youngest residents of Halifax County have been getting new and improved outdoor learning environments at their early childhood education sites since 2015. Now the Halifax-Warren Smart Start wants to expand that opportunity to children in Warren County. ...

A rural hospital and community college team up to tackle health care shortages

by Alli Lindenberg | January 11, 2024

Wayne Community College is getting a new clinical nursing instructor thanks to a partnership with UNC Health Wayne. The local hospital will be paying for the salary and benefits of one clinical nursing instructor for the college for a five...

NC STEM Center e-Update: NREA releases ‘Why Rural Matters’ report for 2023

by Staff | January 11, 2024

Twice a month the NC STEM Center provides an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and their latest edition is now available.

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The Editor’s Notes

Know someone applying to college? The Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship application for the 2024-2025 academic year will open January 16, 2024 at CFNC.org. A total of 215 awards will be offered to first-time recipients from qualifying rural and economically distressed or tobacco-dependent counties. Applications are due March 1, 2024.

Jeff McDaris has a wild ride for you with this week’s playlist edition, from “Shine” and “Shake it up” to “Heathens” and “On the dark side.” Take a listen. As he says, “feel free to apply any and all analogies and metaphors.”

Need to know

• McDowell Tech, Isothermal and Western Piedmont to Collaborate on Regional Effort to Boost Graduation Rates in High-Demand Careers

  McDowell Tech | January 12, 2024

• 19 kids died, but just 12 school districts in the Carolinas have received safety grants approved in the aftermath of Uvalde

  WCNC | January 11, 2024

• Texas Teachers Can Earn $100,000. But There’s a Catch.

  The Wall Street Journal | January 10, 2024

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