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2/20/23

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Perspective | Choosing students over politics

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The Editor’s Notes

Happy Monday, y’all.

ICYMI | There was a presentation on community colleges to joint ed appropriations last week. Here is the presentation. Here is the formula budget allocation. If you want a transcript of the meeting, let me know.

The N.C. Tribune is reporting this morning two things that are interesting to me about UNC’s Budget Request: 1) incent to retire funding: “$16.8 million reserve to induce some professors at five of the system’s 16 universities to retire;” 2) completion assistance funding: “$10.5 million request for recurring money for completion assistance programs.”

The Whole Child NC Advisory Committee, an advisory committee of the State Board of Education, will hold its quarterly meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the 7th floor boardroom, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh.

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Mebane Rash
Mebane Rash is the CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC.

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