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Know a young farmworker? A Migrant Education Program can help them succeed

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | June 21, 2022

Every year, thousands of men, women, and children travel to North Carolina in search of work in agriculture or fishing. Many are school-aged children who have opted to work for a season — or year-round — or families with school-aged...

Perspective | When we lift up babies and families, we can all soar

by Elaine Zukerman | June 21, 2022

On June 9th, babies, families, and advocates gathered at the General Assembly in Raleigh for the fifth annual Strolling Thunder Advocacy Day to tell state policymakers that when we lift up babies and families, we all can soar. State legislators...

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The Editor’s Notes

Dr. Dietra Trent and the White House Initiative on HBCUs will be in North Carolina today and the rest of the week with the NC10. Here is the order establishing the initiative back in September 2021 and here are the recent appointments to the board. We will kick off at Bennett College this morning. Follow me on Twitter @Mebane_Rash for the latest.

 

Need to know

• Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill

  AP: The News & Observer | June 22, 2022

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