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Good Jobs Western North Carolina announced, invitation to invest in WNC issued

by Mebane Rash and Alli Lindenberg | April 13, 2026

When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina (WNC) in late September 2024, it landed on a region already under stress. According to state estimates, the storm caused nearly $60 billion in economic damage, 19,000 jobs were lost in the weeks...

Still here, still growing: Burke County Literacy Council bets on its community

by Deanna Ballard | April 13, 2026

Ines Lopez doesn’t miss class. Not Tuesday. Not Thursday. Not ever, if she can help it. For a long time, her instructors wondered quietly: Was she improving? It can be hard to see growth when you’re standing close to it....

Perspective | Supporting principal leadership for early learning

by Michael Little | April 13, 2026

Across the country, elementary principals are being asked to take on an impossible list of responsibilities. They are instructional leaders, talent managers, culture builders, and community partners — all while juggling the daily crises of school life, from finding substitute...

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The Editor’s Notes

This morning at the ASU + GSV summit in San Diego, Good Jobs Western North Carolina will be announced publicly.

In the coming weeks, it will be talked about at the Holshouser Retreat ahead of the short session, an adult learner conference, and with the N.C. Network of Grantmakers.

Lt. Governor Rachel Hunt will be visiting Robeson Community College today on her Future-Ready Community College Tour.

Need to know

• Shout out President Carol Spaulding and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College for Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership national award

  AACC | April 13, 2026

• Shout out Dr. Kelly Withers Superintendent, Rowan-Salisbury Schools, inaugural recipient of the Transcend Trailblazer Award

  Transcend | April 13, 2026

• John Hood | State isn’t prepared for bad times

  The Carolina Journal | April 13, 2026

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