8/13/2026
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Prioritizing parents and ‘passing the trash’: 7 federal education updates from this summer
While America at 250 played prominently in the news cycle this summer, significant policy changes impacting students, educators, and schools were underreported. The changes impact Head Start, vaccine recommendations, the Science of Reading and tutoring, the protection of students, policies...
Governor’s advisory council hears from students on NC’s cellphone-free classroom policy
Last year, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that required school districts to develop policies prohibiting students from “using, displaying, or having a wireless communication device turned on during instructional time.” Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 959 into law...
A Tarboro church’s summer reading camp brings in the whole town
In a classroom at Calvary Episcopal Church in Tarboro, the wolf was explaining himself. He only wanted a cup of sugar for his granny’s cake. Then came the huffing and the puffing and an achoo loud enough to bring a...
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NCWorks Commission celebrates first set of state-approved Workforce Pell Programs
43 training programs have become the first to receive state-level approval to participate in the new Workforce Pell Grant program. Read the rest
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NC law changes rules for challenging books in public schools
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Most States Have Acknowledged The Debt Owed to Public HBCUs. Almost None Have Paid It.
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A Million More Children: The AP’s Analysis Is a Starting Point, Not a Verdict
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America’s Trillion-Dollar School System: 5 Trends Explain Where the Money Goes
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