New from EdNC
DHHS releases ‘Take Care,’ a short documentary on North Carolina’s child care crisis
A new short documentary, “Take Care,” explores how a lack of affordable, sustainable child care hurts families, communities, and businesses. It premiered Wednesday at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.…
General Assembly ‘unlikely’ to extend child care stabilization funding beyond December, legislator says
Legislators return next week for their last session before state child care stabilization funds run out at the end of December, and advocates are requesting a one-time allocation of $100 million to avoid closures and price hikes for parents.…
2025-26 FAFSA now available for all students and families
Update, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. — The U.S. Department of Education officially released the 2025–26 FAFSA on Thursday, Nov. 21, 10 days before its Dec.…
What’s the ‘Bright Idea’? Electric Cooperatives support creative educators through grants
The North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives (NCAEC) celebrated the creativity of over 100 educators at their Bright Ideas luncheon on Nov.…
Perspective | Let’s reform how we pay teachers
During the just-ended 2024 election campaign, candidates for offices such as governor, legislature, county commission, and state superintendent of public instruction talked a lot about raising the pay of public schoolteachers in our state — as well they should have.…
The Editor’s Notes
ExcelinEd’s National Summit on Education was this week. Here you can hear Jeb Bush’s conversation with Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner.
NC Ed Corps has a new video out. Take a look!
Here is your playlist for the weekend courtesy of Jeff McDaris.
Need to know
WATCH | Helene road repairs will cost $5 billion. This road will account for a fifth of that.
It's still hard to find the words to describe the devastation in Yancey and Mitchell County. It's been incredible to watch DOT address impossible challenges 24/7 so people can have access: "The highway simply disappeared."... Read the rest
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Johnston Co. to start school in early August. Why they say they’re not breaking NC law.
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Asheville City, Buncombe school consolidation study continues despite Helene restrictions
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Transforming Futures: The Economic Engine of HBCUs
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The Economic Impact of North Carolina’s HBCUs
