5/8/2025
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Rutherford County Schools launches ‘Education Matters’ campaign to advocate for funding
State leaders highlight need for $4 billion school bond to improve North Carolina public school facilities
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools says budget shortfall has grown to $42 million
‘Where do we draw the line?’: NC legislation targets public school libraries
Perspective | Embracing vulnerability: A first-year teacher’s guide to teaching with joy
The Editor’s Notes
The second Education Week article featured in today’s Ed Daily outlines how a judge’s order halts the Trump administration’s decision to end states’ ability to continue spending federal COVID-19 funds, providing relief in the 16 states that sued along with the District of Columbia. North Carolina is not part of the lawsuit.
Here is the preliminary injunction.
Here is the original press release about the lawsuit.
And here is the press release about the injunction.
Need to know
The Big Questions About Trump’s K-12 Budget Proposal, Answered
Trump is proposing to Congress that the federal government pull back billions of dollars in K-12 education investments, and consolidate more than a dozen disparate grant programs into a single state allocation. Read the rest
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NC House moves forward two bills addressing social-media harms
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Hacker who promised to destroy stolen PowerSchool data now wants money from schools
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Federal funding cuts hit NC farmers who sold to local public schools
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Judge Reverses Ed. Dept.'s Abrupt End to States’ Time to Spend COVID Relief
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Republican Jefferson Griffin concedes N.C. Supreme Court race after months of legal battles
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