North Carolina leaders are interested in developing the workforce and expanding child care. Apprenticeships offer a strategy for both.| EdNC
Better pay for teachers, subsidy funding for low-income families, and support for informal child care are advocates' top priorities.| EdNC
NC Child, a nonprofit policy and research organization, released statewide and local data tools to measure child well-being.| EdNC
Almost a year after Hurricane Helene displaced Quaker Meadows Generations, a Head Start program in Morganton, the program reopened Aug. 25.| EdNC
The Task Force on Child Care and Early Education is tasked with increasing the state's supply of affordable, quality child care.| EdNC
Live Oak Bank is funding a $600,000 two-year contract with Wonderschool to operate a substitute pool for child care programs in New Hanover.| EdNC
Hunt is promoting her policy priorities, which focus on workforce readiness across the educational continuum, during her statewide tour.| EdNC
The JES Avanti Foundation donated funds to help Woodland Elementary School participate in the Books on Break Program from Book Harvest.| EdNC
A basic overview of the different types of child care and early childhood education available in North Carolina.| EdNC
Although paraprofessionals do not plan curricula or lead instruction, they need a strong understanding of best practices in reading instruction.| EdNC
The legislation loosens staffing requirements for providers and asks the state to study other cost reductions.| EdNC
EdNC identified four major lessons for North Carolina by traveling to five states leading the way in early childhood policy and investment.| EdNC
Despite the best efforts of communities throughout North Carolina, the early care and education system remains in crisis.| EdNC
Child care is uniquely bipartisan. Red states are making headway in patching a broken system to strengthen families' early learning choices.| EdNC
Four months after Hurricane Helene, Watauga County leaders are pushing for local and state child care solutions as a business imperative.| EdNC
The child care crisis is a top issue for North Carolina lawmakers in 2025. Here's how other states are facing the issue, and why it matters.| EdNC
The U.S. Department of Education issued a letter banning educational institutions from considering race in admissions and hiring decisions.| EdNC
Calling for working together, Governor Josh Stein says, "There is no better investment in our future than providing excellent pre-K."| EdNC
The North Carolina legislature passed a bill that would strip incoming Democrats of authority and allocate additional Helene aid.| EducationNC