It's an expensive and expansive piece of legislation that could "reshape the country’s finances for a generation." ...

Understanding Craven County Some of the sickest populations in the country tend to be those living in rural areas. The NC Rural Center considers 78 of North Carolina’s 100 counties rural. These ...

Insufficient child care is costing North Carolina about $5.65 billion each year, a new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation estimates. The report, released in partnership with the N.C.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper presented his $34.5 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 on Wednesday, calling for approximately an additional $1 billion to go toward public education — ...

Early childhood caucus chairs in the legislature are hoping to send a one-time $300 million to child care programs across the state as federal relief funds that support providers dry up at the end of ...

Share this story Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper released a budget plan Wednesday that would fully fund the Leandro comprehensive plan and provide average teacher pay raises of 18% over the biennium. Find ...

The Hunt Institute does not lobby. They do not have a legislative agenda. Established in 2001, what they do, according to the website and leaders of the organization, is bring together leaders to ...

Policymakers across the political spectrum ran for office on child care issues in 2024. From the presidential campaigns to local races, Democrats and Republicans both acknowledged that our early care ...

Editor’s Note: This article will be updated twice per day while inclement weather continues, once around 11 a.m. and again around 5 p.m. School district and community college closures are determined ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R-Guilford, listed child care as one of the top challenges facing state legislators in this year’s long session during his opening remarks last month. “How we ...

North Carolina has lost almost 4% of its licensed child care programs since the start of the pandemic, according to data provided by the NC Child Care Resource and Referral Council (CCR&R) in ...