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Spring 2022 Land of Sky P20 Council’s AIM Grants
Congratulations to the Spring 2022 Grant Recipients for the Land of Sky’s P20 “A.I.M.” Opportunity! In February 2022, the P20 Council announced an exciting opportunity for the region’s organizations that are invested in increasing educational attainment. Organizations...
Listen | myFutureNC and ncIMPACT leaders discuss the need for local attainment efforts and a pilot effort to support collaboratives
"On the latest edition of the Awake58 podcast, we are joined by Cecilia Holden, CEO and president of myFutureNC, and Anita Brown-Graham, director of the ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government. Their two organizations, with support from the John M...
Blue Ridge Community College strives to elevate education: ‘Connecting people with their dream job’
"From where you pull into the east entrance of Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, you can see a Head Start classroom, the innovation school with an early college and a career academy, the firefighter training center, the career center, and a fine arts center...
Land of Sky works to create a land of more opportunity
"The Land of Sky Regional Council (LOSRC) first began in 1966. Over the years, it has been responsible for programs and partnerships that work to positively impact the people of Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties. The four counties’ regional...
Early colleges are a potential ‘test case’ for expanding postsecondary success
"Maria Ford, principal of Cumberland International Early College High School, jumped between virtual classrooms throughout school days, making sure students turned on their cameras to engage. This kind of individualized support is a longstanding theme in early...
ncIMPACT Initiative and myFutureNC announce 15 local educational attainment collaboratives
"The ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government, in partnership with myFutureNC, announced Thursday 15 community collaboratives that will be part of their two-year pilot program to increase attainment of high-quality degrees or postsecondary credentials among...
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