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DPI, State Board approve legislative priorities and welcome superintendent’s cabinet
Contents A look at Superintendent Green’s leadership team New members in state government announced The State Board of Education voted to approve its joint 2025 legislative agenda with the N.C.…

House passes next Hurricane Helene relief bill
Update: Feb. 25, 5:45 p.m. — On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the House passed Hurricane Helene relief bill House Bill 47 with bipartisan support.…

Key takeaways from three years of the REACH Collaborative
In 2021, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) joined institutions nationwide in the Racial Equity for Adult Credentials in Higher Education (REACH) Collaborative launched by Lumina Foundation.…

Learn more about a plan for North Carolina to be first in education
BEST NC celebrates 10 years: ‘A decade of innovation. A lifetime of impact.‘ Two hundred education stakeholders, policymakers, and business leaders gathered for BEST NC’s 10th Annual North Carolina Education Innovation Lab to celebrate “a landmark moment in the future of our state’s education landscape,” according to the agenda.…

How can students engage with AI while protecting their emotional well-being?
The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University recently hosted a webinar focused on how students can engage with artificial intelligence (AI) safely while protecting their social and emotional well-being.…

Durham Charter’s Alex Quigley honored as ‘Platinum Leader in the Field’
Education leaders from across the United States and countries like the United Kingdom, Chile, India, and Singapore recently visited Alex Quigley, the executive director of Durham Charter School, to observe, study, and evaluate his leadership, including school culture, team culture, observations, data-driven instruction, and ongoing professional development.…

Connect Church: Digging deeper into community in Rutherford College
A Boy Scout hut sits at Abernethy United Methodist Church (UMC) in Burke County. The Barnhardt brothers were locals from the town of Rutherford College who headed off to World War II — one was killed in the line of duty, the other upon return helped build the hut in his honor.…
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