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1/27/2025

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Resources for districts: The Golden LEAF Schools Initiative

by Ben Humphries |

Earlier this month, state Superintendent Mo Green announced the Golden LEAF Schools Initiative, a five-year project that will support 20 middle schools in rural North Carolina counties. The Golden LEAF Foundation, which is funding the project, is a private nonprofit...

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EdNC will be covering National School Choice Week. According to the website, “National School Choice Week  informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, public charter, public magnet, online, private, and home schooling. National School Choice Week will take place January 26-February 1, 2025.”

We’ve received a lot of questions from WNC districts about the appropriation for mental health support in SL 2024-53 Section 4A.8.; Money Report Item 10. Here is more information about how to access those funds and what the appropriation can be used for.

The legislature convenes on Wednesday at noon to really kick off the long session.

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Governor Stein On President Trump’s Visit to Western North Carolina

Office of the NC Governor | January 24, 2025

President Trump made his first visit outside the capital as president to WNC. "I look forward to working with the Trump Administration in the coming weeks and months to get people what they need to rebuild and recover.” ... Read the rest

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Mebane Rash

Mebane Rash is the CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC.

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