1/22/2025
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Wake work-based internship summer program to double in size this year
Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is expanding its partnership with nonprofit District C to expand its work-based learning internship program to accommodate almost twice as many students from the previous year. The internship program operated by District C is...
New teacher apprenticeship program lifts up Wayne County natives
The students were up and at ’em. The narrator of the bunch read a passage from the play “Gigi and the Wishing Ring,” then came across a word they didn’t know – “imminent.” Shannon Lamb, a.k.a. Ms. Lamb, a.k.a. K-12...
NC Rural Center welcomes 2025 Connect Church cohort
The NC Rural Center recently announced its 2025 cohort of Connect Church, a one-year coaching program focused on assets-based community development. Since its inception in 2018, more than 60 churches across North Carolina have completed the program. The program, which...
Purple Star Award applications due Feb. 1
Purple Star Award applications are now live for school districts interested in the military-connected designation. From now until Feb. 1, 2025, schools and school districts can apply to be a Purple Star Award designee. The initiative is meant to recognize...
Perspective | Honoring Dr. King: Resilience, hope, and our shared humanity
Resilience connects generations, communities, and cultures. Rooted in justice and community, I’ve come to understand that tension — the kind Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. described as “both healthy and necessary for growth”—challenges us to confront our values and strive...
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This Pamlico Community College instructor turned his passion for the outdoors into a career in environmental science
On Jan. 17, 2025, Zac Schnell’s appointment to president of Pamlico Community College was approved by State Board of Community Colleges. “Official!,” says the press release, “Schnell is PCC’s New President.” Read the rest
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WAKE TECH IN THE NEWS | Increasing Enrollment: Successful Strategies from Three Community Colleges
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A Murky Setback for DACA: An appeals court ruled that DACA is unlawful but limited the scope and stayed the ruling, so students shouldn’t see any immediate changes.
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Can Parents Opt Kids Out of Reading LGBTQ+ Books? The Supreme Court Will Decide
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