A new scholarship will help more North Carolina families attend university and offer them debt-free community college.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 2:50 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
|
WASHINGTON, NC— The Beaufort County Community College Foundation received a $40,000 donation from the First Annual Belhaven Trout Tournament and Festival.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 5:02 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
|
The Beaufort Promise Scholarship has helped to increase the number of new healthcare technicians locally and offered the opportunity for new credentials to existing workers, as on display through the large class of program graduates.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:49 am
By: Attila Nemecz
|
Nation’s largest college of education provides special financial aid opportunities to help address national teacher shortage
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 11:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
|
State government data show that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program serves students from low- and moderate-income households
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program focuses on providing students with strong ties to rural communities with scholarships to attend a four-year college or university in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
|
Sixteen private schools in Durham and Cumberland counties want a three-judge panel to resolve their concerns about a recently dismissed lawsuit involving Opportunity Scholarships.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 1:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Oracle, a giant of the tech industry, hosted scholarship and internship opportunities in conjunction with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that excluded both white and Asian applicants on the basis of their race.
Published: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 @ 11:27 am
By: Daily Wire
|
Kris Nordstrom is at it again.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Gov. Cooper is warning others to oppose the expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program because he thinks private schools lack accountability
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 6:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 students from 51 rural North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
|
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) recently completed its second annual Summer Camp Awards campaign, sending 185 of its FAT CAT® and Zard® youth members off to their favorite camp with a $500 scholarship each to help cover expenses.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 10:42 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
|
Entrepreneur and 2024 Republican presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announced on Wednesday that he would be committing $250,000 in scholarship funds to revive patriotism among younger Americans.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 8:56 am
By: Daily Wire
|
North Carolina Republican lawmakers recently introduced legislation ( HB 823, SB 406) to significantly expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The House approved HB 823 while similar legislation in the Senate is still under consideration.
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
A bill to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) by removing income eligibility requirements advanced to the state Senate.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 12:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Sixteen private schools in Durham and Cumberland counties are seeking more than $25,000 from the plaintiffs and lawyers in a recently dismissed lawsuit targeting Opportunity Scholarships.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 8:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to the highest standard of accountability: parents
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 @ 11:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Since 2000, Golden LEAF has awarded approximately 6,000 scholarships to students from rural communities who are graduating with the skills, passion, and leadership experiences to help their home communities thrive.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 11:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
|
All families in North Carolina would be eligible for the Opportunity Scholarship Program under a bill that moved through the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation hosted its 29th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament for Scholarships Sponsored by Nutrien at the Cypress Landing Golf Club on May 5 to support students at the college through scholarships.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2023 @ 6:43 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
|
The head of the N.C. Association of Educators and fellow plaintiffs have dropped their lawsuit against North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2023 @ 6:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Newly minted Republican Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County is the primary sponsor of the House version of a bill that would dramatically expand school choice across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 @ 10:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Several recent legislative proposals aim to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program to serve more students and families
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Bills to expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina are now on the move in both chambers of the General Assembly, after the House Education Committee approved a measure on Tuesday.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 1:10 am
By: Attila Nemecz
|
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation 29th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament for Scholarships Sponsored by Nutrien will take place at the Cypress Landing Golf Club on May 5 to support students at the college through scholarships.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 5:29 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
|
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following recipients of the BCCC Foundation General Scholarship.
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2023 @ 5:38 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
|
Senate Republicans have proposed an ambitious expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program, opening the private school scholarships to all North Carolina families in a tiered system based on household income.
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 4:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following recipients of the BCCC Foundation General Scholarship.
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2023 @ 8:31 am
By: Attila Nemecz
|
Nearly seven-in-10 registered voters in North Carolina support expanding the Opportunity Scholarship Program to all families, regardless of income. That’s one of the findings of a new poll from Carolina Partnership for Reform.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 12:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
This summer, Beaufort County Community College will offer 38 classes through its Summer Enrichment Youth Program across Beaufort, Hyde, and Washington Counties.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 2:07 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
|
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the BCCC Foundation Board of Directors Scholarship.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 10:21 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
|
Golden LEAF Scholarship alumna Jessica Blackwell grew up in a rural community in Columbus County as a farmer’s daughter.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 11:29 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
|