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Perspective | Practical lessons for leaders in crisis

by Janet Spriggs and Paula Dibley | August 4, 2025

This piece was first published by Inside Higher Ed. Crises are an inevitable part of leadership, challenging the resilience of both leaders and institutions.…

NCDHHS, First Lady Anna Stein launch campaign to end substance use disorder stigma

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | August 4, 2025

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and First Lady Anna Stein have teamed up with national nonprofit Shatterproof to launch Unshame North Carolina (Unshame NC), a campaign to end the stigma associated with substance use disorder, according to a press release. …

Brief | Science of reading and the paraprofessionals in the classroom

by NC Early Childhood Foundation | August 4, 2025

Editor’s Note: The second brief of an eight-part series from the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation is embedded below on classroom experiences while aligning reading instruction with the “science of reading.”…

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