4/28/2025

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Trump signs seven more executive orders impacting K-12 and higher ed

by Mebane Rash | April 25, 2025

On April 23, President Donald Trump signed seven executives orders impacting elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. Leaders from the departments of labor, commerce, and education, including Secretary Linda McMahon, joined the president in the Oval Office. The orders address school...

National Lieutenant Governor’s Association awards STEM scholarship to Foothills Community School

by Katie Dukes | April 25, 2025

Foothills Community School in Marion, North Carolina is a recipient of the 2025 National Lieutenant Governor’s Association (NLGA) Lt. Governors STEM Scholarship Program. According to a press release, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced the McDowell County school will be awarded...

This child abuse intervention model is making a difference in Onslow County

by Liz Bell | April 28, 2025

Editor’s note: This article discusses mental health and abuse. Before Mike Yaniero served Jacksonville for two decades as its police chief and public safety director, he was working as a detective in Virginia and Tennessee. Yaniero, who recently retired, began...

The Editor’s Notes

This week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the N.C. State Board of Education will hold its planning meeting in Haywood County. EdNC’s Liz Bell will be there.

Need to know

• Accreditors Sound Off on Executive Order

  Inside Higher Ed | April 25, 2025

• White House declares goal to reach 1M new apprentices per year

  Higher Ed Dive | April 25, 2025

• Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Sounds an Alarm on Troubled Teens. What Can Teachers Do?

  Education Week | April 25, 2025

• Featuring Amy Strecker | Powering Resilience in the Face of Disasters

  Purpose 360 | April 22, 2025