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Leaders address the state of child nutrition in 2025
With proposed cuts to school nutrition making local, state, and national headlines, the state of child nutrition in schools and communities across North Carolina — especially in western North Carolina — is top of mind for many North Carolinians.…
Perspective | Gov. Josh Stein issues call to action on child nutrition
Editor’s Note: Gov. Josh Stein provided the keynote address at the 14th Annual NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference on Feb. 25, 2025.…
Superintendent Mo Green to host eight listening sessions across North Carolina
New state Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green recently announced eight public listening and learning sessions across North Carolina, with the goal of gathering insight to help create his strategic plan for the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).…
HUD report reveals homelessness hit an all-time peak in 2024
A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report released in December 2024 revealed homelessness in the United States, on a sample night in 2024, was the highest ever recorded, marking an 18% increase from 2023.…
Perspective | Terminated! A federally funded, teacher resident program for high-needs districts comes to an abrupt end
On Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, I submitted a perspective to EdNC called “Pirates Hunt for Hidden Treasures.” The article focused on edPIRATE, an East Carolina University federally funded, teacher resident program for high-needs districts in rural northeast North Carolina.…
The Editor’s Notes
Yesterday, the 14th Annual NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference was more than a convening. It was an opportunity to see new leaders in North Carolina address a critical issue, and address it as the state may be facing the loss of federal funding. Gov. Josh Stein spoke about the advocacy — and coalition building, including partnering with farmers — needed on child nutrition, but so did his Senior Director on Child and Family Policy Madhu Vulimiri as well as DPI’s new-ish Director of Nutrition Rachel Findley.
“We need to continue to do this work,” said Vulimiri, “using all of the levers that we have at our disposal to maximize the impact of evidence-based programs — like SNAP and WIC and CACFP and SUN Bucks and school meals and Medicaid — that we know work, and make sure that more people who are eligible for them can access them.”
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