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The open door and so much more: The cost of under-resourcing our community colleges

by Mebane Rash and Nation Hahn | February 20, 2023

As a state, we expect a whole lot of our community colleges, especially our small, rural colleges. Haywood Community College (HCC) has an annual economic impact of $64.8 million, including $14.5 million in operations spending, $3.4 million in student spending, and $46.9 million in alumni impact, according to a study paid for in part by the N.C.…

‘Workforce is the name of the game,’ State Board of Community Colleges chair says

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | February 20, 2023

North Carolina’s workforce was at the forefront of the State Board of Community Colleges meeting Feb. 16-17, with the Board discussing how the N.C.…

Perspective | Intentional alignment to meet local workforce training needs

by Laura Leatherwood | February 20, 2023

I recently attended “The State of Educational Attainment in North Carolina,” an event hosted by myFutureNC that provided a status report on the educational attainment goal of 2 million North Carolinians ages 25-44 possessing a high-quality credential or postsecondary degree by 2030.…

The Editor’s Notes

The House K-12 committee is meeting at 1pm. HB 142 is on the agenda. On this page is the link so you can stream the meeting. HB 142 is titled “protect our students.” It proposes changes to the laws prohibiting sexual activity with a student and for those taking indecent liberties with a student.

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  WFAE | February 17, 2023

• Walking on Eggshells—Teachers' Responses to Classroom Limitations on Race- or Gender-Related Topics

  RAND | February 1, 2023

• School districts lobby for international teachers to stay longer

  Spectrum | February 16, 2023

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