7/8/2026
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Gov. Josh Stein signs budget into law, discusses investment in education
Gov. Josh Stein signed the new $34.4 billion state budget into law on Tuesday, highlighting its investment in public education. Among other things, the budget features an 8% average pay raise for teachers and increased funding for literacy and math...
NC educators and students travel to DC to advocate for music education, meet with Congress
A group of nine North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA) advocates, educators, and collegiate members recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to highlight the importance of music education with more than 300 advocates, according to a June 30 press release. The...
Perspective | Northern Ireland taught tolerance but not democracy. Now it’s burning
On a Tuesday evening, I watched from the sixth floor of my student housing in Belfast as a stream of black smoke rose above the rooftops and engulfed the green hills which surround the city. Below my window, teenagers dressed...
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