Heidi Perez-Moreno, Author at Border Belt Independent

N.C. Schools That Rely on International Teachers Brace for Visa Changes

The federal government approved more H-1B visas for K-12 education for North Carolina in 2025 than any other state except Texas.

The Ministers for Justice group says the courthouse monument should not be in a highly visible location.

The local elections board disagreed on whether to offer Sunday early voting for the 2026 primary in March.

North Carolina awarded grants to 15 colleges to offer free training to child care specialists to address the statewide shortage.

VectorTex USA will invest more than $7 million in a 25,000-square-foot site at the Elizabethtown Industrial Park

Southeastern Community Action Partnership closed three Head Start sites in Robeson County because of the government shutdown.

Robeson County schools came close to getting off the state’s low-performing list last school year, a sign of academic improvement for the district.

Achieving Educational Excellence is a five-year strategy that aims to make North Carolina’s public schools the best in the nation by 2030.

The rural region typically sees low voter turnout, even when candidates for president and governor are on the ballot.

The Summer Literacy Initiative from The Duke Endowment added two more sites in Robeson County this year to help more kids with reading.