6/26/2024
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Perspective | A corporate and philanthropic leader reflects: ‘The workplace is one of the last arenas where we still require civility and respect’
Editor’s Note: This perspective is modified from remarks shared with Duke Energy’s Executive Leadership Team. Amy Strecker and her wife, Emmy Coleman, are life-long North Carolina educators. Amy came to North Carolina with Teach For America where she taught high...
North Carolina ‘living legends’ share wisdom and vision at Juneteenth event
Contemporary art museum CAM Raleigh concluded their Juneteenth celebrations last weekend with a panel of local North Carolina civil rights activists from various fields. Carmen Cauthen, Dr. Dudley Flood, Dr. Dumas Harshaw, and Dr. James Andrews were interviewed in the...
Brief | Opportunity Scholarships and the schools that receive them
The NC Senate recently voted to give a total of $632 million for taxpayer-funded private school vouchers to families of all income levels in 2024-25. HB823/SB406 appropriates an additional $248 million for the coming school year to the Opportunity Scholarship...
The Editor’s Notes
I’m headed out for my last trip of this school year. I’ll be in faith-based literacy sites, and can’t wait to learn more. Stay tuned.
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Communities across N.C. work to curb suicides amid worsening mental health crisis
Read with care. County leaders are stepping up, responding to the urgent need in their communities to curtail suicides that are often preventable.<br /> Read the rest
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Gen Z’s End of Year Report Card: ‘Less than Stellar’ Grades For Schools
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Religious Charter School Is Unconstitutional, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules
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Title IX Legal Challenges Target LGBTQ+ Protections
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NC students: The teacher shortage hurts us
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‘Feed these babies so they can learn and not be hungry’: Wake debates student lunch debt
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U.S. Senate Hearing Says ‘Extremely Low Pay’ Is Main Reason for Teacher Shortage
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USDA’s updated nutrition standards will cost school districts $206M annually
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PROOF POINTS: This is your brain. This is your brain on screens
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Supreme Court Case on Transgender Youth Medical Care May Impact Schools
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Durham Public Schools redistricting plan praised as step toward equity
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