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How to provide more innovative work-based learning opportunities for students? These community colleges are leading the way

by Mebane Rash | July 30, 2026

This week, leaders from 10 North Carolina community colleges convened to talk about work-based learning (WBL), including apprenticeships. Nation Hahn, managing director with the John M. Belk Endowment, said the opportunity to collaborate was designed to 1) connect community colleges...

North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association selects Currituck County Schools superintendent for leadership award

by Molly Steur | July 31, 2026

The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA) has named Dr. MatthewLutz, superintendent of the Currituck County Schools, as the recipient of the Dr. Dwayne Stallings Leadership Award, according to a recent press release. The award is given every year to...

Perspective | Fireworks around the seminar table

by Eric Johnson | July 31, 2026

My family hits all the classics over the Fourth of July — hot dogs, music, fireworks on the beach. All marvelous! But for star-spangled, patriotic glory, none of it rivals the scene I witnessed a week later at Tryon Palace...

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