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‘Kids can learn to read’: Inside Norwood Elementary’s literacy transformation

by Amy Rhyne | May 25, 2026

At Norwood Elementary School, conversations about reading happen everywhere — in classrooms, professional learning community (PLC) meetings, parent conferences, hallway celebrations, and even the grocery store. “I had a teacher stop me in the grocery store to ask if I...

The dream of a Latino textile cooperative in western North Carolina

by Patricia Serrano | May 25, 2026

This article was originally published by Enlace Latino NC. Read this article in Spanish: El sueño de una cooperativa textil latina en el oeste de Carolina del Norte. It is a sunny spring Saturday in western North Carolina, one of...

Perspective | Montgomery Community College cultivates advanced agriculture program

by Kaitlyn Parker | May 25, 2026

Montgomery County is cultivating tangible returns from the expansion of Montgomery Community College’s advanced agricultural training and sustainable agriculture programs. Golden LEAF funding supported the construction of a greenhouse and high-tunnel, as well as the purchase of equipment and instructional...

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Need to know

• The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees are asking the Senate agriculture committee to include new support for community college agriculture programs in a 2026 Senate Farm Bill

  CC Daily | May 24, 2026

• NC lawmakers are taking a week off. Why now, and what it means for the budget

  The News & Observer | May 21, 2026

• Applications open for the Public School Forum's EPFP through June 30. Apply!

  Public School Forum of NC | May 22, 2026

• What Makes a Good Teacher? Republicans and Democrats are Likely to Agree

  The 74 | May 18, 2026

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