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Audit: Billions in federal COVID funds unspent as deadline nears
Billions in federal COVID emergency funds allocated to NC agencies have not been spent, according to an audit by state Auditor Dave Boliek’s office.
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Cooper announces appointments to state boards and commissions
On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced more than 75 appointments to state boards and commissions. The appointments are some of more than 350 state posts over which the governor has appointment power, ranging from occupational boards to issue advocacy groups. Among the appointments, state Rep. Michael Wray, D-Gaston, was appointed to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries...
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Cooper announces initiative to reform UNC System’s governance structure
Executive Mansion announcing the creation of a new commission tasked with reforming the University of North Carolina System's governance.
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CJ’s 2019 award winners
Carolina Journal’s award-winning journalism, Online Division, 2019 N.C. Press Association Editorial and Advertising Contest, with judges’ comments when offered. • First Place, Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award for Distinguished Newspaper Work in Higher Education Reporting, Assistant Managing Editor Kari Travis and Associate Editor Lindsay Marchello: UNC System experiences year of turmoil amid ambitions of growth Judges’ comment:...
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Friday Interview: Pell Grants Attract Congressional Scrutiny
RALEIGH — Going to college can be an expensive proposition. Tuition has been rising steadily in North Carolina and in other states. Many students receive aid in the form of a federal Pell Grant, but the Pell Grant Program faces problems and needs serious reform. Dr. Jenna Ashley Robinson, director of outreach at the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, has been studying this issue. She recently shared her research during testimony before a congressional subcommittee. Robinson also discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Community Colleges Prepare For Lean Budget Cycle
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Community College System proposes to reach its 10-percent goal with a combination of a tuition increase, spending reductions, management flexibility, special category programs, and a “fundamental rethinking” of how to provide funds to the colleges.
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Study Explains Ever-Escalating Cost Spiral in Higher Education
RALEIGH — If a doctor is going to cure a disease, he first has to have a sound diagnosis. In that spirit, Robert E. Martin has written a paper for the Pope Center, “The Revenue-to-Cost Spiral in Higher Education,” that analyzes the cost disease of the higher education system.
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‘Dialogue’ Sought on Higher Ed
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education has appointed a commission that will engage in what U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings termed a “national dialogue” about the role of higher education in the 21st century.
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Call. 54: Community Colleges to Examine “Critical Needs”
Members of the State Board of Community Colleges met today to begin developing a proposal for financing capital needs at the state's community college campuses. The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) announced last Friday that they would partner with UNC to create a funding package that would address both systems' capital needs.
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Call. 53: Colleges Urged to Control Spending
If colleges do not get better control of their spending priorities, many Americans could be priced out of a college education, according to the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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Call. 53: Colleges Urged to Control Spending
If colleges do not get better control of their spending priorities, many Americans could be priced out of a college education, according to the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
