National Financial Literacy Month is observed every April in the United States to raise awareness of the importance of financial education and to teach smart money management habits. The Senate first recognized April as Financial Literacy Month in 2003, aiming to help individuals build financial knowledge regarding budgeting, saving, investing, and avoiding fraud. In this blog post I will cover why financial literacy matters, N4CSGA's commitment to financial literacy, and what students can do...

March Madness has officially begun, but so has voting season! In North Carolina, the primary took place on March 3, and I worked as an election official in a nonpartisan capacity at a precinct in Union County. This was a great way to immerse myself in the election process and get paid! Some of you are probably asking, “What is a primary election?”, and “Do they even matter?” A primary election is what political parties use to select candidates for a general election. Then each party’s...

At the 2025 Spring Conference there were many discussions regarding childcare, and your executive board heard you. Throughout the 2025-2026 academic year we have been researching, and working with the system office regarding how we can help with this initiative, and what we have found is that this issue is widespread for students, and layered for students of North Carolina Community Colleges. In a childcare focus group done by the N4CSGA in conjunction with the North Carolina Community...