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When Work Goes Beyond 9 to 5, What Happens to Childcare?
Parents working irregular or extended hours face limited childcare options, exposing gaps between modern work schedules and traditional care systems.
Parents working irregular or extended hours face limited childcare options, exposing gaps between modern work schedules and traditional care systems.
Prioritizing Parents and ‘Passing the Trash’: 7 Federal Education Updates From This Summer
A roundup of major federal education developments affecting schools, parents, students, and policy debates.
A roundup of major federal education developments affecting schools, parents, students, and policy debates.
Literacy Supports Cultural Connection and Fosters Hope in This Rural Community
A rural literacy initiative strengthens community connections, preserves culture, and creates new opportunities through reading.
A rural literacy initiative strengthens community connections, preserves culture, and creates new opportunities through reading.
Thank You for the Bus Rides
In the near nine years I’ve been at EdNC, I’ve ridden buses from the Qualla Boundary to Currituck County.
In the near nine years I’ve been at EdNC, I’ve ridden buses from the Qualla Boundary to Currituck County.
Experts Convene to Make the ‘Early Connections’ That Matter for Children’s Health, Learning
Yet too often, services during pregnancy and through the early years of life are fragmented — or nonexistent — advocates, researchers, and practitioners said at the event.
Yet too often, services during pregnancy and through the early years of life are fragmented — or nonexistent — advocates, researchers, and practitioners said at the event.
Perspective | We Asked 500 North Carolina Parents About Books at Home. Here’s What They Told Us.
We wanted to know what it looks like here, specifically, in North Carolina homes — and what’s standing between parents and the shared reading they say they want with their babies and children.
We wanted to know what it looks like here, specifically, in North Carolina homes — and what’s standing between parents and the shared reading they say they want with their babies and children.
North Carolina Lawmakers Ban DEI in Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Universities
N.C. House Speaker Destin Hall said in a press release that this ends “divisive DEI policies for good.”
N.C. House Speaker Destin Hall said in a press release that this ends “divisive DEI policies for good.”
Edexplainer | How School Meals Are Funded
School nutrition programs, also called school food authorities (SFAs), operate financially independently of school districts and are expected to be self-sustaining.
School nutrition programs, also called school food authorities (SFAs), operate financially independently of school districts and are expected to be self-sustaining.
Perspective | What Parents Want Is What Kids Need
When we think about what parents sacrifice for their children, many of us think about physical/mental health.
When we think about what parents sacrifice for their children, many of us think about physical/mental health.
The Connection Between Food Insecurity, Mental Health, and School Meals for All
Wells shared his perspectives during a recent panel on the connections between food insecurity, mental health, and student well-being organized by the School Meals for All NC Coalition.
Wells shared his perspectives during a recent panel on the connections between food insecurity, mental health, and student well-being organized by the School Meals for All NC Coalition.
What Is Mental Health Literacy? Meet the Collaborative Helping States and Young People Advocate for Student Well-Being
Originally from North Carolina, Mehta helped lead the development of a mental health literacy advocacy toolkit designed by and for young people — one of the many tools the Mental Health Literacy Collaborative (MHLC) oversees.
Originally from North Carolina, Mehta helped lead the development of a mental health literacy advocacy toolkit designed by and for young people — one of the many tools the Mental Health Literacy Collaborative (MHLC) oversees.
‘Hungry Kids Are Not Going to Learn’: See How These Students Benefit From Universal School Breakfast
In the 2023-24 school year, the most recent available data, more than 73 million school breakfasts were served to roughly 470,000 students across the state.
In the 2023-24 school year, the most recent available data, more than 73 million school breakfasts were served to roughly 470,000 students across the state.
Edexplainer | Early Relational Health and Its Connection to Child Care
Because early childhood educators spend so much time with the infants and toddlers in their care, they play a crucial role developing those feelings of well-being that set young learners up for a lifetime of healthy relationships.
Because early childhood educators spend so much time with the infants and toddlers in their care, they play a crucial role developing those feelings of well-being that set young learners up for a lifetime of healthy relationships.
Miguel Cardona Says Expanding Bilingual Education Is ‘An Economic Imperative’ at NC State Event
Cardona reflected on his own educational journey and his time as a teacher, principal, and state superintendent in Connecticut.
Cardona reflected on his own educational journey and his time as a teacher, principal, and state superintendent in Connecticut.
‘Together We Learn’: Codesigning a Brighter Future for North Carolina’s Alternative Schools and Programs
Alternative learning programs provide services for students who are at risk of scenarios such as truancy, behavioral issues, academic failure, and dropping out of school.
Alternative learning programs provide services for students who are at risk of scenarios such as truancy, behavioral issues, academic failure, and dropping out of school.