8/18/2025
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State Health Plan Board of Trustees approves salary-based premium increases for state employees
The State Health Plan Board of Trustees approved increases to health care coverage premiums for members at its meeting on Friday, effective starting in January 2026. While premiums will increase for most members, the new premiums will be salary-based, with...
Research | What motivates people to pursue college?
This article was originally published by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority. Fear of student loan debt is a big obstacle to students not only going to college but also to filling out the Free Application for Federal Student...
Research | Applied Associate of Science degrees: Pathways for workforce and transfer
This perspective is one of two exploring the complexities of AAS (Associate of Applied Science) degree transfer in North Carolina. In this first installment, Audrey J. Jaeger, Ph.D., executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research,...
Perspective | Applied Associate of Science degrees: Impacting our students and educators
This perspective is one of two articles exploring the complexities of AAS (Associate of Applied Science) degree transfer in North Carolina. In this second installment, Lisa Chapman, Ed.D., president of Central Carolina Community College, examines how AAS transfer issues affect...
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76-page order by Trump-appointed judge on requirement that districts and SEAs certify that they don't use DEI practices
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