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Three higher education trends to watch
The higher education landscape has been changing for years. From transfer and retention woes to a forecasted enrollment cliff among 18-20 year-olds, colleges have made a number of operational and policy changes to remain relevant in an increasingly dynamic world. …
Ask & Answer | Parents on Opportunity Scholarship and ESA waitlists have questions
As House Bill 823 moves through the legislature this short session to clear the waitlists for Opportunity Scholarships and ESA+ Accounts, parents on those waitlists have questions.…
First ‘State of the Child’ summit calls for resources to systems supporting youth, from child care to mental health
The first State of the Child Summit, hosted Tuesday by nonprofits NC Child and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, painted a picture of systems struggling to support the state’s youth.…
Perspective | Children in the gap: The space between preschool expulsion and special education
“I feel like everyone has given up on him,” a grandmother told me after her grandson was asked to leave his third child care center in 18 months.…
The Editor’s Notes
Several great job openings at the Golden LEAF Foundation.
Here is the Governor’s proclamation on inclusive postsecondary education.
Here is your playlist for the weekend. Thank you, Jeff McDaris!
A huge shout out and thank you today and every day to our school lunch heroes!
Need to know
West Virginia Gov. Justice Declares State Of Emergency Over FAFSA Issues
Declaration allows students to bypass federal application in order to receive state student aid.... Read the rest
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North Carolina Senate OKs $500 million for private school vouchers, student accounts
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‘Transformative’: More college programs are slowly coming into prisons
