1/27/2026
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Against the odds: How Emerald School of Excellence became North Carolina’s recovery school gem
Editor’s note: This article mentions addiction, self-harm, and other mental health challenges. The circle forms at 8:05 a.m. on the second floor of Memorial United Methodist Church in Charlotte. Twenty-seven teenagers shuffle into the hallway. This is morning check-in at...
Learn how NC Reconnect is reenrolling adult learners in community colleges
An initiative aimed at increasing adult learners’ reenrollment in North Carolina community colleges is helping the state make progress toward its educational attainment goal, according to a new four-year evaluation report. As of this report, NC Reconnect’s outreach efforts had...
Perspective | Showing up with care: Community, safety, and belonging in 2026
As we step into 2026, we’re listening closely to the realities shaping nuestra comunidad. Across North Carolina and the country, immigration actions and rhetoric continue to create fear and disruption for students, families, and educators. Parents are asking hard questions about...
Perspective | A NC student on choice and the the federal scholarship tax credit
Editor’s note: This perspective was originally published by the the American Federation for Children (AFC) Newsroom on Substack. When I was in middle school in North Carolina, my life began to go off track. I had always loved learning, but...
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