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Perspective | Redefining the achievement gap
The achievement gap is one of the most important challenges in education. We’ve gone through waves of education reform. We’ve spent billions of public and philanthropic dollars.…
‘Highlights’ report of the budget for North Carolina public schools is out for 2024-25
During the 2024-25 school year, North Carolina public schools received $12.6 billion in state funding and $1.1 billion in federal funding — excluding child nutrition and the last of federal relief funds — according to the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) latest “Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget” report.…
Clara Hearne Pre-K Center ‘fixes what’s broken’
The Clara Hearne Pre-K Center sits in the middle of a city block, surrounded by tidy single-story homes half a mile from the main drag in Roanoke Rapids.…
Declining enrollment in teacher education programs makes UNC pause music education track
Audio report on why the music education track at UNC is on an indefinite pause. W.H. Hayes / UNC Media Hub.…
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DEADLINE APPROACHING | The Golden LEAF Schools Initiative
Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on March 21, 2025.... Read the rest
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Judge Orders Trump Admin. to Restore Teacher-Prep Grants It Slashed
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Principals Make Nervous Appeals on Capitol Hill: Protect Our Funding
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How a Republican Plan to Cut Universal Free School Meals Could Affect 12 Million Students
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Cecelia Holden, President and CEO of myFutureNC, discusses the state of educational attainment in NC
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WIOA reauthorization back on track
