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Going ‘beneath the surface’ on child care losses, solutions at state task force meeting

by Liz Bell | June 16, 2026

Most of the state’s loss of child care capacity in recent years has happened in rural communities, according to a new analysis from consultants at Afton Partners presented on Monday to members of the North Carolina Task Force on Child...

US Treasury Department reveals some new details about federal school choice tax credit

by Ben Humphries | June 16, 2026

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has revealed some new details about the federal school choice tax credit that will offer people in participating states up to a $1,700 annual refund for donations made to qualifying “scholarship granting organizations.” A...

Applications for NC Superintendent Green’s new Parent Advisory Council are open

by Molly Steur | June 16, 2026

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) announced Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green’s new Parent Advisory Council earlier this month. In a press release, DPI said the council is a statewide initiative designed to expand “meaningful family involvement in public...

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• Forsyth Tech in the News | The biggest expansion of federal scholarship money in 50 years is at hand — and almost nobody is ready for it

  The Hechinger Report | June 11, 2026

• Lessons from the first state in the nation to offer universal child care

  The Hechinger Report | June 10, 2026

• NC Democrats unveil teacher pay bill focused on retaining veteran educators

  NC Newsline | June 16, 2026

• The Cost of School Choice in Wake

  INDY | June 10, 2026

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