COLUMBIA, N.C. – David Clegg paints a vivid picture of the lengths to which rural students go just to do their homework. It’s not unusual, County Manager Clegg says in the accompanying video, to see pickups parked around the Tyrrell County Library at 9 o’clock at night with children sitting in the front seat to… READ MORE
Higher Ed Works launches Routes to Jobs NC
WASHINGTON, N.C. – Sometimes in less-prosperous parts of North Carolina, people want more for themselves. But they’re not always sure about the path to a better future. Routes to Jobs North Carolina is a new initiative of Higher Ed Works that attempts to connect those dots. Routes to Jobs focuses on the jobs most in… READ MORE