We need you to spread the word about Renew NC
After Hurricane Helene, a daughter helped her mom apply for disaster relief through Renew NC, a program with $807 million in federal funding for homeowners in western North Carolina to repair, rebuild, or reconstruct homes.…
Welcome to the 2025-26 school year!
As your State Superintendent of Public Instruction, I am thrilled to welcome each of you back to what promises to be an extraordinary year of learning, growth, and achievement in North Carolina’s public schools.…
Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene left more than 4 feet of water inside the halls of Quaker Meadows Generations in Morganton, the child care program’s staff welcomed students and families back to its building on Monday for a new school year.…
At Reaching All Minds Academy, a STEM-focused Durham charter school, students grow and study plants in a decommissioned school bus, which has been converted into a mobile greenhouse.…
Home of the Roanoke River, North Carolina’s Halifax County encompasses a vast, rural area spanning over 720 square miles. Despite being full of history and natural beauty, its size and geography exacerbate an unequal distribution of resources to the communities within the county, where 25% of residents live below the federal poverty level.…
The Editor’s Notes
After Hurricane Helene, a daughter helped her mom apply for disaster relief through Renew NC, a program with $807 million in federal funding for homeowners in western North Carolina to repair, rebuild, or reconstruct homes. This week, the mom moved back home.
Just like the daughter helped her mom, we need you to spread the word and offer support to homeowners in need. Please share this opportunity with your families and colleagues, with your book clubs and Sunday school classes.
Scott Elliott, formerly a superintendent in Watauga County and now working on recovery in western North Carolina, “We need everyone in western North Carolina to know about this opportunity.” Thank you!
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