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New Hanover Community Endowment pledged $116 million toward a proposed school bond. The money depends on voters approving the $320.5 million bond in November. The funding would support new schools, renovations, and security upgrades in New Hanover County Schools while lowering the expected tax increase.

The Endowment commits to $116M in school bond needs, only if November referendum passes | Port City Daily NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The New Hanover Community Endowment announced Thursday it will cover more than a third of a $320.5-million school bond referendum over the next 10 years for New Hanover County…

Kushi Gottimukkala, a 13-year-old from Morrisville, finished fourth in the Scripps National Spelling Bee , marking one of North Carolina’s best finishes in decades! Congrats, Kushi!

North Carolina student comes close to winning National Spelling Bee Kushi Gottimukkala of Morrisville came close to becoming just the third student from North Carolina to win the National Spelling Bee.

UNC-Chapel Hill hasn’t kept up with North Carolina’s growth. But it intends to now, with a plan to add 5,000 students over 10 years.

Roberts: UNC must keep up with NC’s growth - Public Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (May 28, 2026) – UNC-Chapel Hill hasn’t kept up with North Carolina’s growth. But it intends to now, with a plan to add 5,000 students over 10 years. Incredibly, at a time when many universities across the country see declining enrollment due to reduced birth rates, the UNC System ...

@jamesspruntcc is meeting the needs of Spanish-speaking people in Eastern North Carolina through their Latino Education Center, serving their community and boosting the workforce. Head on over to our blog at the link in our bio to read more!

North Carolina’s proposed teacher pay plan would give big raises to new teachers, but many veteran teachers say smaller raises and long pay plateaus will make it harder to keep experienced educators in the classroom.

Teachers applaud early-career raises but ask, 'What's to keep me around?' Republican lawmakers gave a preview of a new teacher pay plan that would significantly raise the floor for starting teacher pay, but teachers say they also worry about the ceiling.

AdvanceNC brings together colleges, universities and workforce groups to help fill growing manufacturing jobs by sharing training programs, working across regions and creating new paths for students to find skilled jobs. https://www.ednc.org/what-is-advancenc-meet-the-collaboration-rethinking-how-to-serve-advanced-manufacturing-employers-and-jobseekers/

What is AdvanceNC? Meet the collaboration rethinking how to serve advanced manufacturing employers and jobseekers AdvanceNC is a collaborative initiative supporting advanced manufacturing employers and jobseekers through alignment and coordination.

Wake County Public School System board members say the district’s draft AI policy is too vague and lacks safeguards on student discipline, plagiarism detection and classroom use as schools prepare for wider AI adoption next year.

Wake is developing a policy on AI use. How the school board says it falls short The district hopes to have new policy in place by next school year. But one board member thinks draft plan is “just way too rah-rah” on AI.

Madison Minga-Perry helped build a new residence hall at North Carolina A&T while earning her degree. Her internship with Samet Corporation led to a full-time construction job after graduation!

"Hey you guys" it's where this former construction intern works Madison Minga-Perry's internship leads to job with Samet after graduation.

Wake schools say heightened ICE enforcement hurt attendance among immigrant and English learner students, contributing to lower graduation rates as families feared sending children to school.

How Wake says heightened ICE operations lowered high school graduation numbers Superintendent Robert Taylor says there’s been a decline in the graduation rate in some areas due to the increased immigration operations.

Cook Literacy Model School held an emotional final fifth-grade promotion ceremony before closing for good, due in large part to a lack of funding. Families and staff celebrated students’ achievements while mourning the loss of a longtime neighborhood school.

As it prepares to close for good, Cook holds ceremony for its last class of fifth graders "The children here were loved no matter where they came from," said Denise McCoy, a former staff member at Cook.