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Senate passes budget with multiple education items, including teacher raises

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | April 15, 2025

Update: The Senate passed its budget proposal on Thursday, April 17, largely along party lines. It now goes to the House, which is expected to release its own proposal next month. At that point, the chambers must work together to...

Latino youth explore future in sustainable agriculture at Central Carolina Community College 

by Claudia Rivera Cotta | April 15, 2025

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Enlace Latino NC. About 40 students from Wake, Lee, Durham, and Sampson counties descended on the Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) farm in Pittsboro, North Carolina, on Saturday to learn about sustainable agriculture....

Perspective | Where are the Black male teachers?

by Kenya Grant | April 15, 2025

In nearly 26 years in education, as a student, teacher, mentor, assistant principal, dean, director, and now a principal, I’ve rarely been taught by or worked alongside Black men. Even fewer have been in rural schools. This absence has shaped...

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