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Board approves Learning Labs tuition increase to $600 to sustain childcare services and add days
Summary
The board approved raising Learning Labs tuition from $525 to $600 per month and agreed to add two teacher workdays and extend three early‑dismissal days into full‑day care; district cited expiration of stabilization funds and higher staffing costs.
The Buncombe County Board of Education voted June 30 to raise Learning Labs tuition from $525 to $600 per month and to expand program days to help cover staffing and operational costs.
Dr. Reed told the board that stabilization and COVID relief funds that had supported Learning Labs have run out and staffing ratios and costs increased during the pandemic. "We…
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