North Carolina

By Jennifer Fernandez Key Takeaways: At 19 years old, Jamie Barricelli became a de facto mother of four. She was a student at UNC Wilmington when she got the phone call that changed the trajectory of her life. It was her younger brother, who told her police and social services were at the house. […]

Key Takeaways:  By Ashley Fredde The morning of Oct. 17, 2023, was dawning in Charlotte when George Marks rolled out of The Citadel at Myers Park in his electric wheelchair. First light was creeping into the sky when, just feet from the facility’s entrance, according to a police report, Marks […]

Key Takeaways:  By Michelle Crouch Atrium Health announced a program Tuesday that aims to lower out-of-pocket costs for members of the health insurance plan for state employees who want to keep their Atrium doctors. But the announcement drew a blistering response from state officials who called it […]

By Rachel Crumpler One in six North Carolina counties has no local obstetric care, meaning families have to travel long distances to deliver their babies — and, in some cases, even for routine prenatal and postpartum appointments. Of the state’s 100 counties, 18 are considered maternity care […]

By Will Atwater Takeaways: The largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record in the U.S. this past summer sickened 12,883 people in 21 states, including North Carolina, before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared it over on Sept. 11. The outbreak, which led to 570 hospitalizations […]

Amy Rhyne and Staff EdNC Editor’s note: This report is premised on this EdNC timeline of the history and evolution of early childhood education in North Carolina from 1990 to 2026. This article, along with this one by Iheoma U. Iruka, will be considered by state and national philanthropists at a […]