6/19/2026
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Careers Electric launches at 10 NC community colleges and 12 summer academies, expanding highly skilled electrical workforce training
Ten North Carolina community colleges were selected this spring to participate in a statewide expansion of electrical workforce training, each receiving $250,000 in “flexible, performance-based funding” from the Siemens Foundation as a part of the Careers Electric™ Training Network. Now,...
A look at UNC Charlotte student Kameran Blake’s Formula 1 journey
Earlier this year, the United States-based automotive manufacturing company General Motors (GM) made its long-awaited entrance into the world of prestige racing. Revered as “the highest class of international racing for single-seater formula racing cars,” Formula 1 (F1) draws in...
NC STEM Center e-Update: BWF CAST, Innovation Hubs, World Cup Fever, and Canes Win!
Twice a month the NC STEM Center provides an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and their latest edition is now available.
Perspective | Why dual language programs may be one of our best school attendance levers
Chronic absenteeism doesn’t have a single cause. Anyone working in schools right now knows that — and knows how exhausting it is to address something so tangled up in circumstances that extend far beyond the school day. Across the United...
The Editor’s Notes
If you are looking for a way to celebrate or honor Juneteenth, check out this article from Ann McColl including a video to watch and questions to ask yourself.
Here is an article by The News & Observer on when we might see a state budget. Keep you fingers crossed for the end of the month.
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Featured Read
Juneteenth Recipes
Including a selection of festive dishes curated by Nicole Taylor, the author of "Watermelon and Red Birds," to share with family and friends this holiday. Read the rest
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Letters to his children: On Robert C. Maynard’s predictions and legacy
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Governor Stein Proclaims Juneteenth
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History | In observance of Juneteenth: ‘Their first political act’
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More than half of states will recognize Juneteenth as a legal holiday in 2026
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Where do you fit in the political typology?
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