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As budget is considered, principals request reconsideration to proposed changes to their pay
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (241+ words) Yesterday, a coalition of current education leaders and former North Carolina Principals of the Year submitted a letter to the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting reconsideration of proposed budget language that would change how North Carolina…...
Perspective | Across the state, we come together for students
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (784+ words) As an associate director for TRIO at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Terry Baxter is already embedded in the state's college access and outreach world. But even he was surprised to see how many other people in…...
Perspective | The other half of school funding reform
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (564+ words) North Carolina is approaching the most important decision it has made about public school funding in a generation. In the budget that the legislature released this week, a provision is included funding a weighted student funding formula working group. I…...
The state budget contains 727 special appropriations
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (421+ words) The state budget passed this week by the legislature contains 727 special appropriations totaling more than $350 million. For comparison, the 2023 state budget included 943 special appropriations totaling $1. 2 billion. Some call it pork. Others call it regional economic development. Regardless, these appropriations skip…...
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools and Elizabeth City State University announce aviation academy partnership
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (460+ words) Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools (ECPPS) and Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) recently announced a new aviation academy which will be housed at Northeastern High School beginning the 2026-27 academic year. At a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 15, ECPPS and ECSU leaders…...
Gov. Stein urges NC residents to prepare for the 2026 hurricane season, which began June 1
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (328+ words) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has predicted this season to be below-normal, forecasting between 8-14 named storms " storms with winds over 39 mph. However, conditions can still change, and North Carolinians know all too well that it just takes one storm…...
Survey of school staff finds that school staff say school-based telehealth reduces behavioral issues
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (862+ words) This article was originally published by North Carolina Health News. At North Carolina schools that provide behavioral health care remotely, teachers and school staff say they're seeing an impact on students' behavioral challenges. The researchers started collecting data and surveying…...
North Carolina students place second at Skills USA National Championships
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (418+ words) North Carolina students, ranging from middle school to community college, earned the second highest number of medals at the 61st annual Skills USA National Championships, according to a recent press release. The competition is the "premier showcase of America's most highly…...
Thank you for the bus rides
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (705+ words) I grew up a 32-minute drive from my school. And that's if I had door-to-door service. Riding the school bus more than doubled the time, but it turned into a meditative journey along backroads, among fields of peanuts, and ravines…...
Brevard's Through the Trees gives a second life to old devices, and a fresh start for neighbors who need them
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (649+ words) Walk into the Through the Trees storefront at 120 West Main Street in Brevard and the first thing you'll notice is the gaming setup glowing in the window, and the circuitry painted across the glass. People slow down, peer in, and…...