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Classes begin for Durham’s year-round schools
The first day of school was driven by change and belonging in Durham County. Durham Public Schools welcomed back their year-round students on Monday.…
NCICU awarded $1.3 million grant to partner with NCCCS to streamline transfer
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) received $1.3 million to partner with the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) to streamline the transfer process and reduce credit loss.…
The Editor’s Notes
We took the GRA to Canton yesterday, their first trip at an annual conference to a rural community! Josh Goodman with Pew Charitable Trusts and Stephanie Norris with the Federal Reserve helped us think about economic prosperity and workforce development after the always warm and inspiring welcome from Mayor Zeb Smathers.
Nancy Rose received the Gruenberg Award, the GRA’s highest honor, and EdNC received the 2024 award for outstanding policy achievement on a local government issue for our research and work on the Canton recovery. Take a look.
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One of the keys to sustained and successful democracy is access to credible information about the state of the country and the people competing for its leadership.... Read the rest
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow partial Title IX rule enforcement where blocked
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Legal Aid of North Carolina recently launched a new AI-powered tool
