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Federal judge temporarily bars DOGE from accessing personal data within the Department of Education

by Anna Pogarcic | February 26, 2025

A federal judge ruled this week that allowing the president’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff access to personal records at the U.S.…

Bills to restrict cellphones in NC classrooms pass committees with bipartisan support

by Ben Humphries and Chantal Brown | February 26, 2025

In committee meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, legislators discussed and then advanced two versions of a bill that would restrict student use of cellphones in North Carolina public schools.…

Tyler D’Angelo named 2025 CTE Teacher of the Year

by Emily Thomas | February 26, 2025

Tyler D’Angelo, an agriculture teacher at CE Jordan High School in Durham Public Schools, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2025 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year. …

DPI highlights school counselors making ‘a thriving impact’

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | February 26, 2025

Each year, National School Counseling Week takes place during the first full week of February “to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S.…

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• “How do we ensure an adequate workforce for a changing economy in Northeastern North Carolina?”

  NCLF | February 26, 2025

• NC teachers say they’ll be saddled with higher bills from health benefit changes Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article300746854.html#storylink=cpy

  The Charlotte Observer | February 26, 2025

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