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Durham Tech shares affordable housing development plans
When Shima Earls was working to become an early childhood teacher at Durham Technical Community College, she and her four children had to live with others and in unsafe environments — and came close to living in her car.…

Perspective | ‘Something isn’t right’ in North Carolina’s treatment of children on the spectrum
Danielle Howell Abbott lives in Statesville with her family: her husband, daughter, son and the former Mr. Biggles. According to her son, Eli, Mr.Biggles…
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Exits by Black and Hispanic Teachers Pose a Threat to Learning Recovery
Lynette Henley needed one more year to receive her full pension after 40 years as a teacher, but she couldn’t convince herself it was worth the risk.... Read the rest
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N.C.'s 7th lab school opens in Elkin this fall
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Half of K-12 Schools Surveyed Aren’t Giving Employees Extra Paid Time Off for COVID
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Why schools are taking center stage in the culture wars
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Homeless youth and children are wildly undercounted, advocates say.
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Analysis: School Repairs? New Instructional Materials? How Districts With Different Poverty Levels Are Spending COVID Relief Funds