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Thursday, October 3, 2013
With a high rate of working parents in Buncombe County, it would seem important to have a sound approach to finding good after-school care for our…
Thursday, September 12, 2013
In a conversation with community volunteers about United Way’s focus on education, we heard the following comments: “Kids aren’t my best group to…
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
During a period of 24 months, United Way visited 42 different groups of Buncombe County residents and asked 326 people about their dreams for a good…
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
As technology advances continue to evolve, there are amazing new opportunities to teach and to learn in very different ways: Ways that could…
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
One of the first pieces of public education to come to the chopping block is teacher assistants. Perhaps they seem like fluff to legislators and…
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Vouchers, independent school districts, charter schools, magnet schools….are they all signs of our country’s abandonment of public education? Or a…
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Every August I hear parents say “I will be so ready for school to start up!” After weeks of trying to occupy, entertain, and monitor their children…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
On May 7th over 60 women gathered to learn about and sign up to join the Women’s Leadership Council. This "WLC" is now part of a powerful network of…