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NC again ranks near bottom for effort to fund public schools
1 day ago · An annual report from the Education Law Center has ranked North Carolina 49th among states for its "effort" to fund public schools - a measure that considers the state's economic capacity to ...
Checking in on a particularly hard year for North Carolina farms
2 days ago · In the summer of 2024, farms in North Carolina already faced challenges in the form of drought, followed by intense rain. Then came Helene, bringing landslides and flooding to western NC farms ...
North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarships grow | WUNC
4 days ago · The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) says 54,000 Opportunity Scholarships have been offered to families. WUNC’s education reporter has followed the school voucher ...
Microplastics are polluting watersheds | WUNC
2 days ago · Microplastics are polluting western North Carolina watersheds. The fifth session of the international Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution closed in South Korea earlier ...
NASA ‘Moon Trees’ come to NC schools, universities | WUNC
5 days ago · Several K-12 schools and universities in North Carolina have been selected to receive “Moon Trees” from NASA. NASA’s Moon Tree initiative started back in 1971 when astronaut Stuart Roosa ...
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List: Ways to donate and help flood victims in Western North …
Sep 28, 2024 · Deploying Relief, Volunteers. American Red Cross of North Carolina. At the storm’s peak, the organization opened more than 15 shelter locations in Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.
Live Updates: Recovery efforts begin after Helene decimates …
Sep 26, 2024 · Initial impacts from Helene — which hit the Carolinas as a tropical storm — are over. Emergency workers toiled around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and reach ...
Benefit concerts bring in millions for western North Carolina over …
Oct 28, 2024 · This past weekend saw two major fundraising concerts taking place in North Carolina. Concert For Carolina was held on Saturday in Charlotte at Bank of America stadium.