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Pew Research, Religious News Service “Selection” of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz-II (Birkenau), Poland, during the Holocaust in May/June 1944. Jews were sent either to work or to the gas chamber. The photograph is part of the collection known as…Read More »
RALEIGH, N.C. — The World Health Organization has declared 2020 the “Year of the Nurse” in celebration of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. In North Carolina, healthcare experts say there aren’t enough nurses to keep…Read More »
SPINDALE (Jan. 13, 2020) – The Practical Nursing program at Isothermal Community College has a 98.6 percent average pass rate for the last three years—2017, 2018, 2019. The PN program continues to provide Rutherford County and surrounding areas with qualified nurses. This…Read More »
By Greg Childress, NC POLICY WATCH State Superintendent Mark Johnson said Wednesday that he’s prepared to sign another emergency contract with Istation if the legal issues over the state’s K-3 reading assessment tool isn’t resolved by the end of March. “We are…Read More »
Raleigh Jan 9, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina will receive $56 million in federal funding over the next seven years to support children’s health and well-being, improve access to high-quality early learning for families across the state and…Read More »
By Greg Childress, Pulse – NC Policy Watch Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Tally made no decision Tuesday in a hearing to lift legal restrictions on the use of Istation to assess the reading levels of North Carolina’s students in grades K-3. Presiding in Wake County…Read More »
By Greg Childress, NC POLICY WATCH Local officials express concerns about scant community connections of proposed Durham charter school operator DURHAM — Should it matter if leaders of a large charter school planned for one county live in another? Durham Public Schools…Read More »
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – In 2019, more than 30,000 acres in Western North Carolina became protected from development, according to Blue Ridge Forever, a coalition of land-trust organizations across the region. Elsea Brown is executive director of the coalition. She said advocates mainly work…Read More »
Angel King, a professional educator with 30+ years experience, has filed to be a candidate for a seat on the Rutherford County Board of Education. She will be seeking to fill the District 1 seat on the board. King attended the the…Read More »
By Joe Killian, NC POLICY WATCH 1) PW exclusive: Experts question business dealings of UNC Board of Governors member Thom Goolsby has a long history of controversy – as an attorney, a lobbyist and a former North Carolina state Senator. But when Policy…Read More »