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How a North Carolina help line delivers pediatric mental health services statewide

September 9, 2025

North Carolina’s lack of child psychiatrists, especially in rural areas, leaves pediatricians to face conditions beyond their specialty. Here’s how the NC Psychiatry Access Line (NC-PAL) helps.

How a North Carolina help line delivers pediatric mental health services statewide

What the shutdown’s end means for NC

November 10, 2025

Plus: NC braces for cold, cold weather Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. We begin with the big news. Sunday night, we learned that some Democrats have agreed to a plan to reopen the government. It’s a small number—seven Democrats and one independent who tends to vote with Democrats—but it’s enough to…

‘The horror stories’: NC school systems prepare for 2024 funding cliff

April 12, 2024

NC schools used pandemic relief dollars from the feds to fill holes torn by the pandemic and underfunding from the state. Now those dollars are going away.

‘The horror stories’: NC school systems prepare for 2024 funding cliff

NC Democrats introduce a ‘Children’s Bill of Rights’

May 14, 2024

Democrats say that if they were in charge of the state legislature, every student would have the right to a safe and inclusive school, excellent teachers, and ample resources.

NC Democrats introduce a ‘Children’s Bill of Rights’

The goats who gave Dix Park a makeover

June 27, 2025

Today’s “Good News Friday.” Plus: Sen. Tillis bashes Medicaid cuts. Share with a friend Goats get kind of a bad rap for their diet. Yes, goats have a tendency to munch on anything in front of them. But in general, these curious animals are world-class herbivores with an extraordinary capacity for foraging. North Carolina’s Dix…

I’m helping my college-age kid fill out the 2025-2026 FAFSA. Here’s what to know.

December 6, 2024

If the financial aid fiasco last year had you, like me, coming up with creative alternatives for the FAFSA acronym, you can take a big, deep breath. This year, the process is so much easier. Or maybe you’re a FAFSA newbie, and you have no knowledge of 2023’s drama—you just want the quick ‘n’ easy…

I’m helping my college-age kid fill out the 2025-2026 FAFSA. Here’s what to know.

Buy an old NASA facility in NC

November 6, 2025

Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Ever wanted to own your own direct line to space? A former NASA facility in western North Carolina is on the market if you have a cozy $30 million laying around. The facility is currently owned by the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI), an educational nonprofit,…

Op-ed: Leandro is simply about giving our students what they deserve

February 20, 2024

When I was first introduced to the Leandro Case back in 2019, I thought of it as long and complicated. It didn’t help that my introduction came with over 300 pages of educational analysis in the form of the West Ed report commissioned by a Superior Court judge. All I knew was it was a…

Op-ed: Leandro is simply about giving our students what they deserve

OPINION: NC superintendent candidate Michele Morrow called for military coup to keep Trump in power in unearthed January 6 video

August 14, 2024

NC state employee and teacher reps say health insurance increases will hurt worker retention

August 18, 2025

The board overseeing the health insurance plan for North Carolina workers and retirees voted Friday to raise most enrollees’ premiums to help cover a deficit that has grown to $507 million this year.

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