9/16/2026
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Does North Carolina’s constitutional right to education matter?
Five months have passed since the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its fifth and final decision in Leandro. We are past the initial flurry of articles and assessments. We have had time to sift through what remains, to sort out...
Youth-led work is helping these nonprofits make a difference in their communities
Dreamers. Innovators. Table-flippers. These are a handful of the words nonprofit and community-based organization leaders used to introduced themselves to one another on Aug. 20 at the “Strengthening Youth Mental Health Together Convening.” Organized and hosted by the Blue Cross...
NC College Connect is open, and high school seniors can claim their admittance now
As seniors across the state begin the often arduous process of applying to college, NC College Connect is once again offering an easier path. Piloted in 2024 and launched statewide in 2025, the program allows students, depending on their GPA...
Rural Health Transformation Program announces $1.25 million to expand school-based health centers
Gov. Josh Stein and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced $1.25 million in federal funding on Monday toward the expansion of preventive and acute healthcare, nutrition supports, and behavioral health needs addressed by school-based health centers....
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AWAKE58 | Highlighting efforts to increase postsecondary access for students
Last week, Hannah was in Washington, D.C. at Howard University attending the Education Writers Association’s (EWA) higher education seminar. Read more in Awake58. Read the rest
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Governor Stein Celebrates Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month
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The Hunt Institute Announces Sixth Cohort of the North Carolina Hunt State Policy Fellows
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Governor Stein Highlights NC College Connect at Emsley A. Laney Public High School
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