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‘We live the mission of the community college’: Meet Dr. Monty Sullivan, selected to lead the NC Community College System

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | July 26, 2026

The day that North Carolina’s State Board of Community Colleges announced the selection of Dr. Monty Sullivan as the next system president and CEO, Sullivan’s wife, Kelley, wrote on Facebook: “The community college mission is in our DNA.” In an...

Inside North Carolina’s ELA standards revision and implementation process

by Amy Rhyne | July 27, 2026

When North Carolina educators open a new Standard Course of Study, they see a polished document that outlines what students should know and be able to do. What they don’t see are the years of collaboration, research, revision, and planning...

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The Editor’s Notes

The Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education meets at 10 a.m.

The Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee meets tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Need to know

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  NC Newsline | July 24, 2026

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