8/20/2025
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State Board of Community Colleges discusses leadership transition, Hurricane Helene aid extensions, and more
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. Community College System (NCCCS) President Dr. Jeff Cox, who announced his retirement...
Former ASAP LaGuardia director shares three lessons for Boost at NC community colleges
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...
‘An incredible investment in NC’: Superintendent Green discusses Golden LEAF Schools initiative
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. In the interview, Green said Golden LEAF Schools held their kickoff...
Perspective | All in NC: Investing in rural schools is investing in North Carolina’s future workforce
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. That’s why the Golden LEAF Foundation launched...
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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.
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