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North Carolina recognizes National Arts in Education Week, calls for student access to arts

by Chantal Brown | September 16, 2025

Educators, state leaders, and students around the state are celebrating Arts in Education Week, which takes place Sept. 14-20, through performances and advocacy.…

Perspective | Maintaining North Carolina’s excellence in principal preparation

by Kevin Bastian | September 16, 2025

For more than 30 years North Carolina has been a national leader in principal preparation. The state created the Principal Fellows program and Transforming Principal Preparation Program (TP3) to provide funding for exemplary educators to pursue a school administration degree.…

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The Editor’s Notes

The State Board of Community Colleges is holding a summit today and tomorrow ahead of their regularly scheduled meeting on Friday. Here is a draft agenda. Stay tuned.

Need to know

• Federal Changes to Food Assistance in North Carolina

  NCIOM | September 15, 2025

• What does the MAHA strategy mean for school meals?

  K-12 DIVE | September 15, 2025

• Books on Break Celebrates Success Across 47 NC Counties: 76,000 books provided to nearly 7,000 students to fuel summer reading.

  Book Harvest and NC DPI | September 16, 2025

• WS/FCS holds a staff transition day as RIF changes take effect.

  WFMY | September 16, 2025

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