4/15/2025
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A look at education bills filed so far this session at the General Assembly
Both the House and Senate deadlines for bill filing have passed, and a lot of legislation filed so far this session could impact North Carolina’s public schools. Legislators have until May 8 to meet the crossover deadline, which is when...
Community college bills to follow during the 2025 legislative session
More than 50 bills that would impact community colleges and postsecondary education have been filed by the General Assembly during this year’s legislative long session. The Senate’s bill filing deadline was March 25, and the House extended its deadline from...
NC Reconnect, North Carolina’s effort to reenroll adult learners, launched four years ago. What have colleges learned?
North Carolina leaders, education stakeholders, and representatives from N.C. community colleges gathered in Greensboro April 8-9 for the John M. Belk Endowment’s (JMBE) third annual adult learner convening. The event focused on the future of higher education and how community...
Perspective | Self-care as the foundation: Sustaining educators & communities across WNC
“We don’t even have a language for this emotion, in which the wonderful comes wrapped in the terrible, joy in sorrow, courage in fear. We cannot welcome disaster, but we can value the responses, both practical and psychological.” – Rebecca...
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