What other K-12 issues are you paying attention to? Email me at hmcclellan@ednc.org to let me know. In North Carolina, this year’s legislative session started last week — and it is not going to be a normal short session. Last...
North Carolina’s average teacher pay in 2024-25 ranked 43rd in the nation for the second year in a row, according to new data from the National Education Association (NEA). That ranking is projected to drop to 46th for the 2025-26...
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on apprenticeships for National Apprenticeship Week. See all of EdNC’s coverage of apprenticeships here. Note that all references to apprenticeship in this series refer to Registered Apprenticeships formally recognized by the...
Flight path to the future “Do any of you want to be pilots one day?” asks Blandy Castro, aviation management and career pilot technology instructor, at Lenoir Community College (LCC). A group of second graders from Butler Avenue Elementary School...
I used to think apprenticeships were for people who didn’t go to college — electricians, plumbers, maybe HVAC technicians. I associated the word with trade work, and left it at that. But a recent experience changed that. As a graduate...
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Gov. Josh Stein is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week at Davidson-Davie Community College today at 2:30 to learn more about its programs that are creating pathways into well-paying, in-demand careers. Stein’s recommended budgetfunds youth apprenticeship programs through NC Career Launch, supports apprenticeships in state government, and provides work-based learning grants so small businesses can recruit and retain talent, according to the press release.
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), their families, and advocates from across North Carolina will gather at the North Carolina General Assembly today at 11 a.m. to share personal stories and call on lawmakers to continue to protect Medicaid and other critical services that support people with I/DD.
"Over the past year, I’ve traveled to over 30 states. Seeing first-hand the successes and challenges our education systems face has reinforced my conviction that empowering local leaders and targeting federal dollars...
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