2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1100+ words) Last month, UNC System President Peter Hans penned an op-ed in the'News & Observer, opening with a stark assessment of public faith in higher education. "We are living through an age of dangerously low trust in some of society's most important…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (995+ words) Governor Josh Stein created the bipartisan task force in March to address some of the stark facts about the availability of child care. Sheila Hoyle is the interim director of the North Carolina Early Education Coalition. "Basically, the business model…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (242+ words) Senate Bill 442 mandates that foster or adoptive parents cannot be subject to child abuse petitions solely for "raising a juvenile consistent with the juvenile's biological sex." The bill also bans adoption agencies from disqualifying potential adoptive parents based on their…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (571+ words) Chelsea Lord is a family specialist with New Hanover County's early childhood department. She recently received New Hanover Smart Start's "Children's Champion' award. As a family specialist, she helps with enrollment and support of pre-K student caseloads throughout the district....

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (620+ words) On this episode, WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman sat down with reporter Rachel Keith to talk about the work of SYNC " Strengthening Systems for NC Children. Keith joined about 20 other members who, starting last August, worked to develop a better,…...