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Jeff Bryant

@jeffbinnc.bsky.social
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Freelance writer covering K12 education and lead fellow Public School Advocate at The Progressive Magazine. Texas native now based in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That NYT story by @nhannahjones.bsky.social being waved around by school choice advocates as proof of "failed" public edu reminded me of my 2017 WaPo piece on the sad state of St Louis schools that were designed to be a model for urban schools. My conclusion: www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-...
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Arizona law bans corporations from donating to candidates directly or funneling money through a PAC to accomplish the same thing. Violating that ban is a misdemeanor for the organization involved, but a felony for the individual who actually makes the illegal contribution." #CharterSchoolFail
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The U.S. government is about to spend a historic amount of public money on an unproven and lightly regulated school voucher-like program. Each state has a decision to make: Accept or reject what might amount to a subsidy for the rich. @theprogressivemag.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...
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A ‘Gold Rush Moment’ for Private Education
State officials weigh a new federal school voucher program that is ripe for profiteering and discrimination.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another hot electoral contest in which support for public schools has become a potent wedge issue for Democratic candidates to bash right-wing opponents, especially in states w/ large rural populations. MT @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social @barnraiser.bsky.social barnraisingmedia.com/2026-electio...
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#CharterSchoolFail
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Luxury cars, vacation rentals tied to $8M taken from charter school, feds say www.cincinnati.com/story/news/c... #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal
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Luxury cars, vacation rentals tied to $8M taken from charter school, feds say
The charges come after a roughly two-year investigation in the aftermath of Ramone Davenport's firing amid fraud and fiscal mismanagement allegations.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Where Wisconsin was a test case for getting rid of collective bargaining for public unions, what’s happening now is a test case again for how the right can engage in backdoor attacks in purple states to undermine academic freedom” @theprogressivemag.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...
progressive.org
Trump Administration’s War on DEI in Universities Closes Off Students’ Learning Opportunities
Wisconsin is a prime example of how federal pressure is pushing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education to the brink.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
While rural rage at data centers is well-reported in media, little attention has been paid to how school vouchers have irked small-town Republican voters, (@jenniferberkshire.bsky.social being an exception).
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"The sad truth is that the grievances that motivated people to board buses and gather on the Mall on a hot July day in 2011 continue to dominate the K-12 school landscape today." And this will remain the truth until progressives in the Democratic party make public schools a policy priority.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My newest: "Fifteen years ago, thousands of teachers marched on Washington to protest the Obama-era push to privatize public education. Has anything changed?" progressive.org/magazine/the...
progressive.org
The Lesson of America’s Broken Education Politics
Fifteen years ago, thousands of teachers marched on Washington to protest the Obama-era push to privatize public education. Has anything changed?
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14/08/2026
ANALYSIS: Setting the Record Straight on ‘Parent-Led’ Groups Attacking Public Schools | What journalists often describe as “grassroots organizations” are really obedient franchisees of the extremist right wing, write @masspolprofmo.bsky.social and @jeffbinnc.bsky.social.
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ANALYSIS: Setting the Record Straight on ‘Parent-Led’ Groups Attacking Public Schools - Bucks County Beacon
What journalists often describe as “grassroots organizations” are really obedient franchisees of the extremist right wing, write Maurice Cunningham and Jeff Bryant.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What happens when you run schools like they are businesses is that taxpayer funds for education get wasted—most businesses fail. #CharterSchoolFail www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
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2 closed charter schools owe the state $377K. Can NC recover the money?
DPI has ordered Triad International Studies Academy and Monroe Charter Academy to return the over expenditure of state funds they received.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New report by @network4pubed.bsky.social reveals that state lawmakers who've voted to under-fund public schools have also rolled out private alternatives like charter schools and vouchers.The result is disastrous for children and families. @carolburris.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...
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‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"charged with a count of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds" #CharterSchoolFail
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Company that sells "digital land" and owns a firm marketing "hyper-realistic" sex dolls lands a contract with a rural NY school district to station a robot teacher's aid named "Sally" in a high school classroom. nysfocus.com/2026/07/14/n...
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Rural NY School To Launch Humanoid Robot Teacher
Plans to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant at Salamanca High School have sparked debate over the role of technology in schools.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
School voucher programs have brought on an explosion of subprime private schools that are funded by taxpayers but are completely unaccountable, yet now the Trump administration is about to rollout a voucher program nationwide. Make sure your state doesn't opt into this boondoggle.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This @propublica.org exposé of a school choice nightmare in Arkansas may be tough to read, with a video that is truly gruesome, but it's a warning sign that Trump's new "education freedom" program will potentially roll out this taxpayer-funded abuse nationwide. www.propublica.org/article/arks...
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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
San Diego charter school chain with campus in strip mall blows half a million bucks on artificial intelligence-driven robot that delivers what expert calls a “parody of education” to vulnerable school kids. #CharterSchoolFail voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/24/a...
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A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
History teacher warns new Florida “patriotic” public school curriculum peddles right-wing propaganda and treats the American experiment as a “finished” effort rather than an ongoing progression in realizing the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. progressive.org/public-schoo...
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Patriotism Toward What End? The Enduring Debate in U.S. History Education
Florida’s new ‘FACT U.S. History’ course raises questions about whether U.S. history education should promote democratic critiques or obedience and nationalism.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
History is a bitch: "States that split up their education funding among private and public schools consistently offered far worse education to all. Now Trump’s budgetary wrecking ball threatens to return us to those dismal conditions."
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
ICYM my newest on what's happening to public schools across the country, it's now also at @officialznet.bsky.social znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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The Conservative 'plan' to Dismantle Public Schools is Entering the Home Stretch
In what is being touted as the “Golden Age of School Choice,” the option that is most popular with American families—to fund and attend their
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Iowa charter school under investigation for misappropriation of school funds. #CharterSchoolFail www.thegazette.com/news/educati...
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Empowering Excellence Charter School founder Sarah Swayze on paid administrative leave
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating Empowering Excellence Charter School for potential financial misappropriations.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
My new: "In what is being touted as the 'Golden Age of School Choice,' the option that is most popular with American families—to fund and attend their local public schools—is gradually being made less viable." www.nationofchange.org/2026/05/28/t...
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The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home stretch | NationofChange
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Dr. Emily Germain @ekgermain.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Indeed! learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/chro... and learningpolicyinstitute.org/media/4813/d...
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Reducing Chronic Absenteeism: Lessons From Community Schools
There has been a significant decline in school attendance since the onset of the pandemic. This is concerning since chronically absent students are more likely to fall behind academically, disengage s...
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
About that "learning recession" that's being blamed on the supposed pullback from NCLB accountability that started in the 2010s, you know what else was going on right around that time... www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Charter schools have an enrollment problem, so now watch the industry seek to solve that through legislation and lobbying rather than "letting the market work." #CharterSchoolFail www.ednc.org/5-15-2026-fo...
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
My new on community schools: “Many of the problems we face in education are the result of not engaging with local communities. ... Policies have been too top down. But community schools are the intervention that schools—and maybe even the whole society—needs.” progressive.org/public-schoo...
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Community Schools Are at the Forefront of a ‘Neighborism’ Movement
Public schools in New York City’s network of community schools offer an alternative to top-down systems that are indifferent to the needs of working families.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"Learning recession" is the new buzzword for reporters to latch on to. Using terms from the rhetoric of economics to describe something going on in education reminds me of when conservatives attacked educators using terms from the rhetoric of national defense. www.the74million.org/article/anat...
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Anatomy of a ‘Learning Recession’: Academic Losses Began in 2013, Report Finds
Latest release from Education Scorecard argues that the spread of social media — and a rollback of accountability — hurt students long before COVID.
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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Traditional public school enrollment is declining in NC partly due to demographics, but partly because state lawmakers are actively working to reduce enrollment in traditional public schools. Reporting that ignores that second part misleads readers.
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What we know about the cost of declining enrollment in NC public schools
Enrollment is crucial for public school budgets. Explore the factors possibly affecting NC enrollment trends.
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NPE Action @npeaction.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Tell Congress: Fund Students Not For-Profit-Run Charter Schools actionnetwork.org/le... @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @delauro.house.gov @repbonamici.bsky.social @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Money changers and Christian Nationalist schemers bring their vouchers scam to Massachusetts. #maedu #mapoli
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Nutshell: "Unlike previous reading legislation, science of reading policies do not mandate or empower schools to use evidence-based practices. Instead, they focus on using products." progressive.org/public-schoo...
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What’s Behind the Push to Make Schools Adopt the Science of Reading?
Restrictive laws about reading instruction repeat historical patterns of trying to privatize and centralize what happens in the classroom.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
"There is no need to ban novels deemed inappropriate if a state passes science of reading laws that mandate programs which replace novels completely." progressive.org/public-schoo...
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What’s Behind the Push to Make Schools Adopt the Science of Reading?
Restrictive laws about reading instruction repeat historical patterns of trying to privatize and centralize what happens in the classroom.
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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
There is no Charter School “million-student waitlist.” There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted Stop the waste. Start the reckoning. Read our report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...
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Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment and Cost - Network For Public Education
Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning, presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
#CharterSchoolFail
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
When education is run like business, schools need to waste time, focus, and money on marketing. (And parents and children can’t rely on schools remaining open even through an entire school year.) #GiftLink
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As Enrollment Dips, School Administrators Turn to TikTok to Advertise
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process. Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.
Screenshot of sophiafornc from Threads: This is eleven year-old Genesis and six year-old Denis, two Durham elementary school students whose families came here to seek asylum. On Monday, they were detained by ICE and immediately sent back to Honduras without due process. Don't you dare tell me that this is making our country safer.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Website updated with newest articles and media appearances. edpolitics.org
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Ed Politics | Fighting back against the school privatization agenda
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Without a positive agenda for schools, Dem messaging on health care and affordability is two steps forward one step back on family policy. There are many one-off proposals, but no unifying vision to offer parents. Trump and vouchers are damaging public schools. But a plan to go back isn’t a plan.
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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@colorado.gov Polis' effort to look centrist might backfire when MAGA voters find out the federal voucher program he supports could funnel tax dollars to the Chinese Communist Party. #COpol
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 01/04/2026
Democrats need to run hard against this until November 2028 - and then deliver
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My Asia Times debut seems fitting. asiatimes.com/2026/03/chin...
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Chinese private equity circling Trump's school voucher gold rush - Asia Times
In September 2023, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stunned school choice advocates when he kicked out four private schools from the state’s
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
ICYMI:Despite right-wing fears about Chinese communist influence in American schools, red state officials are opting into Trump's new school voucher scheme that will produce huge financial payouts to education companies linked to Chinese investors. www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/27/h...
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How Will Trump’s Supporters React to Seeing School Vouchers Program Increase Chinese Influence?
In September 2023, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stunned school choice advocates when he kicked out four private schools from the state’s
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
School choice advocates calling the Trump administration's new federal school voucher program “free money” may be underestimating its political costs. Read my newest to find out why: www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/27/h...
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How Will Trump’s Supporters React to Seeing School Vouchers Program Increase Chinese Influence?
In September 2023, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stunned school choice advocates when he kicked out four private schools from the state’s
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A well-rounded education program or publicly subsidized job training for Google? "The school’s academic description includes similar or identical language as found on the Google Skills website."
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It's been a long time since the Democratic Party gave its full-throated support for public schools, but a coalition of Dems in Congress could reverse the party's abandonment of the People's Schools. @palan57.bsky.social has the story for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social progressive.org/public-schoo...
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The Democratic Party Is Turning Back Toward Public Schools
The New Democrat Coalition in the House of Representatives is calling for funding public education for students in every zip code.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Sick: "Dearborn Public Schools has paused all photo days with Lifetouch after learning of business ties between Jeffrey Epstein and a former CEO whose company became the main investor of companies affiliated with Lifetouch in 2019." HT @audreywatters.bsky.social www.mlive.com/news/detroit...
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Epstein ties to former Lifetouch investor prompt Dearborn Schools to cancel photo day
The former CEO in question is mentioned in the Epstein Files over 8,200 times.
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Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In North Carolina primary elections, six educators switched their party affiliation to challenge Republican incumbents. carolinapublicpress.org/74549/more-g...
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More GOP legislators face primary challenger in NC. A look at 3 contests.
Different issues in different parts of NC have led to more GOP incumbents facing a primary challenger for legislative seats.
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
"The community school approach transitions traditional schools from being strictly academic institutions into community hubs that provide student and family support services based on resources and voices of the surrounding community. The strategy is showing promise in improving student outcomes"
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