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Public School Forum releases 2025 Local School Finance Study

by Ben Humphries | March 31, 2025

The Public School Forum of North Carolina, a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to public education, has released its 2025 Local School Finance Study.…

Intellectual and Developmental Disability Caucus holds second annual listening session at the General Assembly

by Chantal Brown | March 31, 2025

Legislators invited over 300 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), their families, and other advocates to speak in front of members of the IDD Caucus at the North Carolina General Assembly last week.…

Homegrown Columbus County educator wins community college excellence award: ‘Higher ed chose me’

by Alli Lindenberg | March 31, 2025

Walking down the halls of Southeastern Community College (SCC) is familiar to Denise Young. She has worked at the college for almost 30 years, starting first as a student and staying as a staff member.…

Perspective | Young Americans are lost. Here’s how to help them find their way

by Joe Waters | March 31, 2025

In an era of unprecedented material wealth and technological progress, many young people paradoxically feel untethered and purposeless. The comforts and gadgets of modern life do not fulfill the deeper needs of the human person.…

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• Duke Energy invests $600,000 in North Carolina’s community colleges to build next generation workforce

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