New from EdNC
The reality of federal cuts: RTI files WARN notice of ‘mass layoff’
RTI International, a nonprofit research institute located in North Carolina but known for its work worldwide, filed this week its WARN notice with the state of a “mass layoff” at its location in Durham.…
Stein, Green address educators at 2025 NCASA Conference on Educational Leadership
Gov. Josh Stein and state Superintendent Mo Green, both newly elected Democrats, spoke about budget priorities and public schools at-large on Thursday at the 2025 N.C.…
Bringing the culture of DJing to the classroom
In 1973, the break became the breakthrough for a culture and genre that shifted the musical landscape of the time. While Clive Campbell is famously known by his stage name, DJ Kool Herc, he is engraved in history as the “Founding Father of Hip Hop.”…
Perspective | Beyond decoding: The need for explicit reading comprehension instruction
When you hear the term “science of reading,” what comes to mind? While it encompasses a wide range of research on effective reading instruction, conversations about the science of reading typically center on phonics and decoding.…
The Editor’s Notes
Mountain Heritage High School in Yancey County has long had a strategic asset: an indoor housebuilding facility. EdNC’s Caroline Parker wrote this feature in 2022 about the students and educators who were building homes for community members in need long before Hurricane Helene.
In the aftermath of the hurricane, the leaders in Yancey County Schools iterated the program to be able to build eight homes a school year in each of the next five years. They need $480,000 per year or $2,400,000 in total to support the program and meet the need.
Yesterday, the students were featured on Good Morning America as hometown heroes.
While the rest of the world may think of all of WNC as “Asheville,” we know you are #YanceyStrong!
If you would like to support these students, please reach out to me at mrash at ednc.org.
Here is your playlist for the weekend courtesy of Jeff McDaris.
Need to know
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Trump officials working to strip FEMA’s role in disaster recovery by Oct. 1
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NC Health and Human Services Department to cut 80 jobs, lose $100 million in federal funding
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First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina
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States Get Antsy as Education Department Layoffs Delay Millions for Schools
