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As federal government plans to disburse partial SNAP benefits, find local food banks and resources

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto and Analisa Sorrells Archer | November 3, 2025

On Nov. 1, federal food assistance payments did not go out to 1.4 million North Carolina residents due to the federal government shutdown. Then, in a court filing on Monday, the Trump administration announced plans to use $4.65 billion in...

Nash County Schools class equips students for veterinary careers

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | November 3, 2025

Southern Nash High School students are learning to care professionally for animals through an innovative veterinary assisting honors course, according to a press release from Nash County Public Schools. The course prepares students for work in veterinary clinics, farms, and...

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The Editor’s Notes

The N.C. State Board of Education meets today. Here is the agenda.

Need to know

• Ed. Dept. Scraps Blue Ribbon Schools Honor. Some States Launch Their Own Versions

  Education Week | November 3, 2025

• Margaret Spellings | The former Republican education secretary who wants to save the Education Department

  Chalkbeat | October 30, 2025

• Arne Duncan and Jorge Elorza | On the federal tax credit scholarship program

  The Washington Post | November 3, 2025

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