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NC’s child death rate has risen to the highest level in more than a decade
WNCN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAfter an 8% increase in the rate of child deaths between 2021 and 2022 in North Carolina, she hopes...
Under the Dome: What to know about Tuesday’s election results
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 17 minutes agoThis would be done using state and federal funds. The goal would be to get the wages up to $18 an...
NC faces coming shortage of nurses; task force urges steps to avoid crisis
WUNC Chapel Hill· 17 hours agoHospitals could be short nearly 10,000 RN positions by 2033, the center estimated, and nursing homes, extended care and assisted living facilities could be short more than 3,500 LPNs by that ...
NC lawmakers risk a backlash by offering school vouchers to high-income families | Opinion
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBut now even a prominent school choice advocate opposes North Carolina’s approach. Michael Petrilli,...
Jacqueline Dorsett Gaskins
The Virginian-Pilot· 5 days agoJacqueline “Denise” Dorsett Gaskins, 69, of Avon, NC passed away in the comfort of her home while surrounded by family and dear friends on May 7th, 2024. Born March 10...life ...
NC lawmakers seek help for nearly 18,000 on a healthcare wait list
WUNC Chapel Hill· 16 hours agoAbout 17,800 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in North Carolina are on a waiting list for healthcare services. A bipartisan group of state lawmakers held a news conference ...
I cannot fathom the NC legislature’s blatant discrimination against public schools
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHamas committed unspeakable violence against Israel. Israel is committing atrocities in Gaza,...
Under the Dome: NC House fast-tracks new antisemitism legislation
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 6 days agoThe list on the Children’s Bill of Rights included the right to high quality child care and...
The stats that really matter in assessing K-12 education funding
NC Newsline via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen I was a kid, I would sometimes ask my parents for money. Call me crazy, but I didn’t really...
The Trump team’s radical plan to gut American public education
NC Newsline via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoIn many ways, it’s one of the great mysteries of modern American policy debates: What does the...