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myFutureNC celebrates four years of work toward education attainment goal

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | May 9, 2023

Four years ago, myFutureNC officially became a nonprofit – following the myFutureNC Commission’s Call to Action for a statewide attainment goal of 2 million North Carolinians aged 25-44 with a degree or credential by 2030.…

Perspective | A new level of leadership might take putting your head in the clouds

by Monique Perry-Graves | May 9, 2023

The following is part of my monthly column, One Day and One Goal: Expanding opportunity in N.C. I invite you to follow along as I share stories from classrooms and explore critical issues facing education in our state. …

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The Editor’s Notes

Nation’s travels to all 100 counties on the Extra Miles Tour continue. Check out recent visits to Iredell, Lincoln, Stanly, and Union.

Need to know

• Private school vouchers in NC: Who uses them and which schools get the most?

  WRAL | May 8, 2023

• Do Vouchers and ESAs Take Money From Public Schools? How States Fund School Choice

  Education Week | May 8, 2023

• Massive resistance to Brown’s integration decision purged Black educators

  Brookings | May 9, 2023

• ‘School on Sundays’ helps Winston-Salem students succeed

  WNCT | May 8, 2023

• JAVAID SIDDIQI | States — not the feds — have the power to transform higher education

  The Hill | May 5, 2023

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