“Rope, rope, rope!” echoes off the walls of Fayetteville Technical Community College’s new swift water rescue training facility. Students repeat the phrase as they practice throwing out a line to a submerged car in the facility’s 140,000 gallon tank.…
In March, two of North Carolina’s largest school districts hosted TED Talks-inspired events to connect teachers and the community.
On March 14, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) and the CMS Foundation hosted their annual event, Teacher Talks, focused on the theme “Evolve.”…
Invest Early NC is an early childhood funders collaborative focused on outcomes for children and families prenatal to age 8 so children are healthy, safe, nurtured, learning, and ready to succeed by the end of 3rd grade.…
The Editor’s Notes
The state’s Consensus Forecasting Group updated its general fund revenue consensus on May 10, estimating a smaller surplus from its April projection. According to the May revised consensus, North Carolina has a projected one-time $987 million surplus in state revenues through Fiscal Year 2025. Read more.
"I don't understand the argument, as a fiscal conservative, for why we should be subsidizing private-school education for the wealthiest families," Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, said....
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