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As the school year ends, 8 things you need to know about the Trump/McMahon administration and education

by Mebane Rash and Hannah Vinueza McClellan | June 23, 2026

From closing the U.S. Department of Education to the impact on special education, the predictability of federal funding, the federal budget, the E-Rate, disparate impact theory and systemic racism, the federal choice tax credit, and Title IX, here is an...

NC state senators urge Congress to delay cuts to federal SNAP support

by Molly Steur | June 23, 2026

On June 18, two North Carolina state senators published a letter urging Congress to delay the reductions to federal support of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enacted under the federal budget reconciliation bill, also called H.R. 1. As it currently...

Perspective | Good jobs, good futures at McDowell Tech

by J.W. Kelley | June 23, 2026

My first teenage job was at a summer church camp. The weekdays started early with cleaning the pool before breakfast. Mornings were spent cutting grass, weed eating, and handling other landscaping duties. Afternoons were for lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons....

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Need to know

• 2026 First in Opportunity Strategic Economic Development Plan

  NC Department of Commerce | June 1, 2026

• Amid Pride Month, feds investigate school bathroom use by NC trans students

  The News & Observer | June 23, 2026

• Gaby Pacheco, Leader in Push for DACA, Reflects on Its Anniversary

  Inside Higher Ed | June 23, 2026

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