9/10/2026
New from EdNC
When work goes beyond 9 to 5, what happens to childcare?
For many North Carolina parents, the workday doesn’t begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. It may start before sunrise at a hospital, stretch late into the evening at a restaurant, or include an overnight shift at a...
Applications for $20 million in disaster relief funds for childcare on college campuses to open Sept. 14
In February, Gov. Josh Stein announced that North Carolina had received $75.8 million for childcare programs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help them recover from Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby, according to previous reporting...
Teacher candidates begin Sampson Community College licensure program at no cost
Nontraditional educators will begin their educator preparation program at Sampson Community College (SCC) this month at no cost thanks to a new grant from Anonymous Trust. The grant provides teacher candidates in Sampson County Schools and Clinton City Schools with...
Perspective | How a statewide partnership through NC LIVE empowers every learner and saves millions of dollars
Vanessa Verley was working as a dental assistant after she graduated from Wake Technical Community College, but she always knew she wanted to do more. When it was finally time for her to reach for her goal of becoming a...
The Editor’s Notes
Thank you, thank you, thank you to our colleagues at PBS NC for airing EdNC’s documentary, “Our Community School.”
Here is the schedule:
- Thursday, September 10, 10:30 pm on PBSNC
- Friday, September 11, 04:30 am on PBSNC
- Sunday, September 20, 02:30 am on North Carolina Channel
- Monday, September 21, 08:30 pm on North Carolina Channel
- Tuesday, September 22, 01:00 am on North Carolina Channel
- Tuesday, September 22, 08:30 am on North Carolina Channel
The program also will stream on the PBS NC app starting at 6am today.
The N.C. Press Association awards are today, and this documentary will win first place for video. Many thanks to the incredible Robert Kinlaw and his Wonder Storytelling for being willing to embed in a school for a whole year and trust the process. Thank you to Superintendent Keith Parker, the leaders at P.W. Moore, and the N.C. Community Schools Coalition for trusting us with your beautiful story.
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