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10/12/2026

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National School Lunch Week is October 12–16.

Yesterday was International Day of the Girl.

In 1995, at the World Conference on Women in Beijing, countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the blueprint for advancing the rights of girls and women.

On Dec. 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, recognizing girls’ rights and the challenges girls face around the world.

The International Day of the Girl Child continues to focus attention on the need to address those challenges and to promote girls’ empowerment, according to the United Nations.

Alex Granados helped me with this video 10 years ago about my own commitment to girls in North Carolina and around the world.  Too little has changed. In North Carolina, we should be able to do better.

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Mebane Rash

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