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Perspective | This September is Smart Start Month. Here’s why the initiative is a national pioneer
Imagine a North Carolina in which every child has the resources and support to thrive and enter kindergarten ready to succeed — this is the vision that has driven the Smart Start Network for over 30 years. …
Art programs across North Carolina to benefit from $11.5 million in grants
The North Carolina Arts Council has announced $11.5 million in grants to be distributed across all 100 counties in the state to benefit schools, after-school programs, nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and artists during the 2024-25 fiscal year.…
The Editor’s Notes
The Senate will convene at 10am. The House will convene at noon.
The Every Child NC Coalition is holding a press conference with advocates outside the front door of the legislature today at 12:30 to protest House Bill 10, the budget bill.
The North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools sent out this press release yesterday explaining the impact of the budget on charter schools.
The Coalition is hosting a candidate town hall with Mo Green today at 5pm and with Michele Morrow on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at 7:30pm. Both candidates filled out questionnaires for the coalition. You can see Green’s answers to the questions along with explanations here. Morrow’s answers are here.
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Days After Georgia Shooting, No Mention of Safety or Schools in Trump-Harris Debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump did not discuss education or school safety in the debate, which happened less than a week after a mass shooting at a Georgia high school.... Read the rest
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Child care shortage isn’t a new problem; advocates decry decades of inadequate public money
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Cash alone won’t relieve ‘surviving’ American families
