
Legislature’s Hurricane Helene package lacks child care funding
Editor’s Note: This article was updated to correct which organizations requested funding from the legislature. Despite requests from early childhood leaders, the legislature’s Hurricane Helene relief package announced Wednesday did not include funding for child care programs in the western region of the state devastated by the storm.…

Asheville City Schools acting in service: ‘It’s restored my faith in humanity’
The William Randolph campus of Asheville City Schools (ACS) sits in the Montford neighborhood, and on Wednesday, Oct. 9, it was a one-stop-shop for groceries, FEMA assistance, and hot meals.…

North Carolina students can apply to many colleges for free Oct. 21-27
Update, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. — The UNC System announced on Thursday, Oct. 17, that students from 39 hurricane-impacted counties and the Qualla Boundary are eligible for free college applications at all UNC System institutions next week, Oct.…

Robeson’s Freddie Williamson selected as 2025 N.C. Superintendent of the Year
Freddie Williamson, superintendent of the Public Schools of Robeson County, was named the Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2025 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year at an awards ceremony on Thursday.…

Perspective | Our public schools remain beacons of hope through crisis and devastation
As the nation’s children continue to recover from a crippling pandemic, many of our counties in the western part of our state are experiencing interruptions to the hubs that hold communities together — our North Carolina public schools.…

Perspective | Solving the literacy puzzle: How the science of reading is transforming our schools
A few years ago, once everything began to settle from the pandemic and classrooms were beginning to navigate their new normal, our reading specialist team began to notice distinct gaps in how our students were responding to our literacy instruction.…
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R.E.M., MJ Lenderman, Fleet Foxes, Jason Isbell, Phish, Decemberists & More Contribute to Massive Hurricane Helene Benefit Album
More than 100 artists have banded together for the massive Cardinals at the Window compilation featuring previously unreleased recordings to benefit the victims of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.... Read the rest
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