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Push for pre-K in Forsyth County reveals statewide inequities
At Church Child Care in Walkertown, a private child care center in Forsyth County, director and owner Theressa Stephens has lost four teachers in the last year.…
Community colleges get 3% raises, budget stabilization, start-up funds for new programs, and more in Senate budget
Contents Pay increases Budget stabilization Start-up funds for high-cost workforce programs Short-term workforce development grants Cybersecurity support Broadband Adult learner pilot programs Other items to note On Monday, June 21, the Senate released their two-year spending plan for the state.…
Democrats try and fail to amend education provisions in Senate budget
Update 9:38 a.m. June 25: The budget passed its third and final reading. It goes now to the House. The Senate budget passed its second of three readings today —32-18 — with Republicans rejecting proposed changes from Democratic lawmakers on topics ranging from teacher pay to the Leandro court case.…
Perspective | Too-low teacher pay has opportunity costs
What a difference four years, or two years, can make — or not? This year’s summertime pull-and-tug between the power centers on Jones Street and Capitol Square has a movie-rerun familiarity, with the ending now still in doubt.…
The Editor’s Notes
Later this morning the Public School Forum of NC will release an analysis of the budget proposals and Leandro. Stay tuned!
The EdNC team will be on break June 28-July 9. The next time the EdDaily will appear in your morning emails is on July 12. Alex Granados and I will be keeping an eye on the General Assembly and other major education news. We will be posting updates on the website at EdNC.org and on Twitter @EducationNC. Our thanks to all of you for your support of our work and for your commitment to our students, our state, and our future.
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The right’s coordinated assault on Critical Race Theory in North Carolina
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Student loan 'Bill of Rights' advancing in NC House
