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The 2025-26 FAFSA is open. Here’s what you need to know

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | December 4, 2024

Contents The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) officially released the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Nov. 21, 10 days before its Dec.…

North Carolina economic development tier designations released for 2025

by Alli Lindenberg | December 4, 2024

The North Carolina State Department of Commerce has released its 2025 economic development tier designations. The designations, which are categorized in a three-level tier system, are mandated by state law and have been in place since 2007.…

Perspective | Intervening early for literacy equity across North Carolina

by Micere Keels | December 4, 2024

North Carolina Early Childhood Foundations’s (NCECF) latest report dives into how North Carolina can create more equitable access to high-quality literacy instruction.…

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The Editor’s Notes

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

Need to know

• IDEA 2004 turns 20: How the landmark reauthorization changed special education

  K-12 DIVE | December 3, 2024

• Special education teacher shortages subject of public listening session

  K-12 DIVE | December 3, 2024

• Parents Sue Lucy Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell, and Others Over Reading Curricula

  Education Week | December 4, 2024

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