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Charter Review Board approves 5 schools for fall launch, hears new state waitlist and enrollment data

by Kristen Blair | June 11, 2026

Five charter schools have secured final approval from the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) to open in August. Approval votes, which took place at the CSRB’s meeting on Monday, represented the last major hurdle for schools in the...

Wake County school bus drivers reign supreme at annual statewide ‘road-e-o’

by Chantal Brown | June 11, 2026

The North Carolina Pupil Transportation Association (PTA) recently hosted its annual “road-e-o.” The champions of local school bus driver skills competitions met at the state fairgrounds on Thursday, June 4, to compete with other drivers from all over the state. ...

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• North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) Launches 12 Careers Electric Summer Electrical Academies Across the State

  Office of the NC Governor | June 11, 2026

• The application for the 2026-27 cohort of the Medicaid Learning Collaborative is open!

  ROI | June 12, 2026

• PBS NC Presents: Make A Circle Screening and Panel plus Resource Fair

  PBS NC | June 27, 2026

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