In the recently passed budget, North Carolina lawmakers included $5 million for a statewide digital credential system for the state’s 58-school community college system.  The budget provision includes technical requirements that appear to favor a politically-connected vendor that participated in a state pilot program last year. Who wrote the budget language remains unclear, but the […]

A member of the Stanly County Community College Board of Trustees said Thursday he has resigned from the board after a controversial Facebook sparked public uproar and accusations of racism. Kelly Lowder wrote in a Facebook message to NC Newsline that he decided to resign because the media attention was a distraction to the college […]