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Perspective | $6.5 billion state surplus: Let’s meet this moment by investing in our people
What should North Carolina legislators do with the $6.5 billion surplus projected for our state over the next two years? Many of the public conversations pivot on whether North Carolina should spend the surplus, lower tax rates, or send refunds to taxpayers. …
What will the future of NC’s teacher diversity task force look like?
The DRIVE task force met on Tuesday to discuss North Carolina’s efforts to diversify the state’s teacher workforce and hear from representatives in Minnesota, Ohio, and Tennessee about the efforts in those states.…
A local pre-K effort reaches wide before marching on
A local early childhood task force met for the first time in Forsyth County on Thursday, June 17. That meeting has been seven years in the making.…
Child care enrollment is hovering at 70%. The reasons are complicated
About 70% of the child care slots children filled before the pandemic are filled again, said Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Chief Deputy Secretary Susan Perry on Tuesday.…
Perspective | School climates are getting better for queer students, but still need a lot of work
In fall of 2016, my high school’s Queer-Straight Alliance was already on our second set of informational posters. We decided that, as our first project of the school year, we wanted to put posters up around the school that defined different terms used by the LGBTQ+ community. Our…
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RFI | Lumina is funding work with HBCUs in North Carolina
Lumina Foundation is releasing this Request for Information, as they seek to partner with HBCUs in North Carolina to support institutional sustainability and student success, particularly for adult students.... Read the rest
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REGISTER | Are You #Pelligible for a Broadband Discount?: Inside the FCC's New Program to Help Pell Grant Students Pay for Internet
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NEW REPORT | Deepening Meaning and Learning
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Supreme Court ruling will change how NC schools punish students for off-campus actions
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NC House votes to end statewide school mask mandate. Here’s what happens next.
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Undergraduate Enrollment is Down, But Trends are Encouraging for Women in STEM
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All recent US population growth comes from people of color, new census estimates show
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For Free Community College to Work, HS Students Must be College-Ready. Some Programs that Can Make that Happen
