Economic disasters are different than natural disasters, but many of you have reached out about our lessons learned from the leaders in Canton as you move forward.
What happened in Canton?
On March 6, 2023, Pactiv Evergreen announced in an…
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When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their experiences in the first 1,000 days…
As schools across North Carolina grapple with academic recovery post-pandemic, one alarming trend continues to plague districts large and small: chronic absenteeism. Defined as missing 10% or more of school days in a year, nearly one-third (27%) of North Carolina’s…
The Editor’s Notes
EdNC’s Emily Thomas led the way with our on the ground coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the 25 counties and the Qualla Boundary affected by the disaster. She was in McDowell County yesterday, and she will use Haywood County as the homebase of her reporting for the rest of this week.
Superintendent Catherine Truitt and the leadership team at the N.C. Department of Public Instruction are mobilizing to secure attendance and testing waivers along with HR, nutrition, transportation, and financial support for the impacted schools.
The N.C. State Board of Education is meeting this week. Here is the agenda for Wednesday, and here is the agenda for Thursday.
The Senate Leader said on social media, "The General Assembly is evaluating what a disaster recovery package could look like and what other steps we can take."...
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