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State Board of Community Colleges discusses leadership transition, Hurricane Helene aid extensions, and more

by Chantal Brown | August 19, 2025

The State Board of Community Colleges reflected at its meeting last week on the work of the previous academic year while looking toward a future without current N.C.…

Former ASAP LaGuardia director shares three lessons for Boost at NC community colleges

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | August 19, 2025

Matthew Eckhoff’s first experience in advising came just after he graduated from Suffolk County Community College on Long Island. He worked as a part-time adviser in Suffolk’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), which provides academic support and financial assistance to help students earn their degrees.…

‘An incredible investment in NC’: Superintendent Green discusses Golden LEAF Schools initiative

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | August 19, 2025

Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green highlighted the new Golden LEAF Schools initiative’s potential to improve school performance in an interview with Golden LEAF Foundation President Scott Hamilton published last week.…

Perspective | All in NC: Investing in rural schools is investing in North Carolina’s future workforce

by Scott Hamilton | August 19, 2025

In rural North Carolina, the future workforce is cultivated in classrooms where middle school students are wrestling with math problems and exploring the first ideas of what their careers might one day be.…

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The Editor’s Notes

The 2026–27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA^®) form is in beta for early testing and will be available to everyone by Oct. 1, 2025. Here is more information.

Need to know

• THE REPORT | To better understand the student perspective on the admissions and onboarding process, EAB surveyed 1,000 community college students. Here is what they found

  EAB | August 20, 2025

• THE REPORT IN THE NEWS | Community College Students Face Major Enrollment Barriers, Survey Finds

  Diverse Education | August 18, 2025

• THE REPORT IN THE NEWS | One obstacle away from opting out

  CC Daily | August 19, 2025

• How States Are Shaping the Future of Short-Term Degree Credentials

  Pew | August 19, 2025

• Governor Stein Forms Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force, Continues Office of Violence Prevention

  Office of the NC Governor | August 19, 2025

• The Role of High-Impact Tutoring for States and School Districts

  Education Commission of the States | August 19, 2025

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