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How one rural district boosted its FAFSA completion rate to one of the highest in the state
Thirty minutes from the Tennessee border and 40 minutes northeast of Asheville sits Burnsville, North Carolina — Yancey County’s seat, the location of Mt.…

Making a school out of a former mall: NEAAAT, a charter in Elizabeth City, finally has a home
On Monday, Aug. 24, when classes start at Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (NEAAAT) in Elizabeth City, the school year won’t be the only thing that’s new.…

Perspective | Schools and conventions as drivers in American public life
By sheer happenstance, North Carolina pre-K-12 students went “back to school” this week on the same day that the Democratic National Convention opened.…
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