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What is a ‘skinny budget?’ Trump’s preliminary spending plan would cut education funding by 15%
Plans to close the U.S. Department of Education have come with repeated assurances from President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon that federal dollars will continue to flow and services to students will not be disrupted.…
One Lincoln County educator’s heart for special education
Born in the early 1960’s, Celeste “Lisa” Frazier remembers when the building where she teaches now didn’t exist. Rather, the area only consisted of a two-way road stretching through the land. …
Perspective | I teach because of the difference my eighth grade teachers made for me
Editor’s Note: In May 2015, EdNC’s Mebane Rash met Chyna Delk-Bratcher, a student in Hoke County Schools who had won a medal for her public speaking skills.…
Perspective | Creating the Teaching with Joy Network
When I, Robert Smith, went for a routine observation of one of the UNCW teaching interns, I did not expect to be astonished by the joy that that brand-new teacher showed in his work.…
New report finds North Carolina at risk of falling behind in pre-K spending, enrollment
The 2024 State of Preschool Yearbook saw North Carolina moving up from 29th in the nation to 28th in preschool access for 4-year-olds, but that modest improvement was largely due to temporary federal relief funding.…
The Editor’s Notes
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the teachers across our state who help educate, nurture, and see our students. Your work matters.
The House rules committee is set to meet at 4 p.m. today, and will discuss several education-related bills. You can look at the agenda on the General Assembly’s website.
Need to know
Governor Stein Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments and Nominations
Gov. Stein’s announcement includes three nominations to the Education Commission of the States: state Superintendent Mo Green, Wake County’s Elena Ashburn, and NCCCS President Jeff Cox.... Read the rest
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US cuts $1 billion from school mental health, including $14 million for Wake
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Education research takes another hit in latest DOGE attack
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No memorials, no assemblies: How NC school districts deal with student deaths
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In Case the School Choice World ‘Dreaded,’ Justices Appear Open to Religious Charters
