
To Rolfe, with gratitude
Editor’s Note: Rolfe passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023. I received my last handwritten letter from him on January 30.…

In Wilkes County, child care is ‘a community problem.’ Leaders are working on community solutions
A landscape study found Wilkes County needs double the child care slots it has. A task force is getting to work to make that happen.

Rural Teacher Leader Network promotes collaboration across districts
In 2021, the Public School Forum of North Carolina launched the first cohort of the Rural Teacher Leader Network (RTLN), which is designed for rural educators seeking to improve their practice and foster community with teacher leaders from districts across the state. …
We aren’t expecting a budget vote until August. The 50th annual meeting of ALEC is being held at the end of July, with workshops on “Building on the Momentum for Education Freedom” and “The Educational Choice Movement: Red, Blue, or Purple.” Speaker Moore has announced he won’t seek to serve as speaker again.
NC State’s Park Scholarships is hiring.
HEADS UP WESTERN NC | To make out-of-school-time experiences more accessible and meet the needs of the youth and families in communities across the region, Dogwood Health Trust is launching the WNC After 3pm initiative. Alongside a landscape analysis of out-of-school time, Dogwood is requesting proposals from nonprofit organizations, government agencies, education institutions and others who serve the Qualla Boundary and our 18-county service region in Western North Carolina and are looking to expand out-of-school-time programming. Online applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on July 24, 2023. If you have any questions, you can review the WNC After 3pm one-pager.
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