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Love — and attainment — at our 58 community colleges
We all have our favorite love stories. For Valentine’s Day, we hope you will enjoy these love stories that include our 58 community colleges, and some of our favorite community college storytellers.…

U.S. Department of Education rolls out support strategies amid FAFSA delays
The U.S. Department of Education will deploy teams of federal student aid experts to under-resourced colleges in the next two weeks after multiple delays and technical glitches have been reported with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).…
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Gov. Cooper to tour Southern Alamance High School at 2:30pm and highlight how strong public schools build strong communities following his proclamation of 2024 as “The Year of Public Schools.”
Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee (JLEOC) will meet on Feb. 27 at 10am.
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Yet another FAFSA problem: many non-citizens can't fill it out
Among those impacted are permanent residents, green card holders or undocumented parents without a social security number. U.S. Education Department is aware of the problem, but unable to provide timeline for a fix.... Read the rest
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Education Department to ease FAFSA verification requirements this year
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New Hanover Board of Education looks at ‘worst case scenario’ budget, tacks $10 million more onto shortfall
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ESSER Isn’t the Only School Funding Relief That’s Disappearing Soon