NC colleges ramp up focus on nursing programs
By Cristina Bolling The Charlotte Ledger Jessica Nichols emerged from college with a bachelor’s degree in communications with her sights set on a broadcast journalism career….
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Swim program aims to prevent child drowning deaths
By Jennifer Fernandez Growing up in land-locked Oklahoma, learning to swim wasn’t a high priority in Rebecca Pearson-Yates’ household. Nonetheless, the Greensboro mother of five…
Child care advocates protest funding shortfall
By Jennifer Fernandez and Grace Vitaglione RALEIGH — Emma Biggs walked into the legislative building on June 26 knowing she likely would be arrested for…
When will we sound the alarm on bird flu?
By Amy Maxmen and Arthur Allen Stanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny noses, fevers, and irritated eyes lately. Such…
Net loss of N.C. child care sites increasing
By Katie Dukes EducationNC More licensed child care programs in North Carolina are closing their doors as the state approaches the expiration of pandemic-era stabilization…
Mental healthcare limited for foster children
By Rachel Baldauf Amanda Price and her husband were finally in the process of adopting their three daughters in 2022. The couple had fostered the…
Children’s mental health swamps rural providers
By Ben Rappaport This is the first in a two-part project about the children’s mental health crisis in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties. Read…