Young American Protest (YAP!), NC Town Hall, and five other organizations co-organized the #RaleighDemandsJustice event on Saturday, May 30, which called for “Raleigh to come together in solidarity with peaceful nonviolent protest to have our voices heard.” Greear Webb, a...
The complaint against police officer Derek Michael Chauvin for third degree murder of George Floyd charges, “Derek Michael Chauvin caused the death of George Floyd by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard...
Instead of asking a person of color to explain race, privilege, systems of power, or oppression, we can read one of the hundreds of books or articles available to us. When we are in a conversation with other white folks...
COVID-19 has impacted all of us in some way over the past two and a half months. Community college students, like K-12 and four-year college students, have seen campuses shut down and classes move online. Like so many others across...
“We need scientifically based and direct instruction. We need to assess skills in pre-reading, phonics, and vocabulary, as well as comprehension of what is read to and by students. I worked as a school psychologist in public schools for four...
If North Carolina’s COVID-19 numbers remain steady, some high school sports could return this fall. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on May 22 released interim guidance on how to safely resume high school sports. The state...
Through community efforts, partnerships, and new funding, many students without broadband access have been provided loaned devices, Wi-Fi hot spots, and community hot spot access in order to complete school work and continue learning. Today, we catch up with teachers...
The Editor’s Notes
Gov. Roy Cooper has declared today, June 1, 2020 as a Day of Mourning to grieve the 100,000 people in America, including almost 1,000 in North Carolina, who have lost their lives to COVID-19. There is much to mourn today. Our teachers are mourning the loss of the school year and the in-person relationships with their students that feed their souls. Many are mourning the loss of jobs and economic security for their families. We mourn that racism persists in 2020. We mourn the impact on our communities as people respond to the stress of racism exacerbated by the stress of COVID-19 in ways that are violent. We mourn. And we pray that together we can make ourselves whole, building anti-racist, trauma-informed communities with agile and inclusive systems where there is regard for all human life and law and order for all.
