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8/2/2023

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Governor Cooper kicks off tour highlighting our community colleges and strong workforce

Editor’s Note: This is a press release from the Office of the NC Governor. Yesterday, Governor Roy Cooper celebrated CNBC naming North Carolina as the Top State for Business in 2023 with business and education leaders at Central Piedmont Community College, kicking off a series of statewide events that will highlight North Carolina’s strong and diverse workforce and community colleges.…


The Editor’s Notes

In my article on superintendent turnover, there is a bit of news that many of you — if you haven’t heard — will find both interesting and hopeful. Jeff McDaris, our resident mountain philosopher and curator of playlists that encourage us to breathe, reflect, and dedicate, is now the director of regional impact for myFutureNC. We can’t wait to see you on the road, sir.

More fun news: Rupen’s son, Shailen, is part of an incredible team of students at Enloe High School who have created a lifesaving menstrual pad. Read more about it in The Triangle Tribune, WRAL, and WUNC. Our public school students do absolutely incredible things! Shailen, we are so proud of you.

The N.C. State Board of Education meets today and tomorrow.

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Mebane Rash
Mebane Rash is the CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC.

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