9/29/20

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Juntos offers 20/20 vision to Latinx families’ educational journey

by Carol Bono | September 28, 2020

Andrew Behnke and Cintia Aguilar, founders and developers of Juntos, recalled one of their favorite memories of the program. Back in 2007, they were getting ready for Juntos’ first family workshop at North Carolina State University. When the big night...

How Disability Rights NC evolved and fights for special needs kids

by Rupen R. Fofaria | September 29, 2020

This year, Durham-based MDC chose nine organizations to join a program called “Learning for Equity: A Network of Solutions” — or LENS-NC. The program aims to improve outcomes for students at the intersection of race, income, and learning differences. This...

Perspective | One assistant principal’s views on supporting educators, families during remote learning

by Shelena Chavis | September 28, 2020

As the entire world is dealing with the effects of COVID-19, educators are challenged even more with the responsibility of ensuring that all children are receiving quality instruction while we are operating under remote learning. Teachers have been dared to think...

The Editor’s Notes

Webinar | At 12 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, the James G. Martin Center is hosting a webinar on Getting Online Education Right. Panelists will discuss a diverse range of topics, such as making online education affordable and scalable, the benefit of free online courses, the limitations of online education, what a robustly developed online class looks like, and the student experience during 2020. Learn more and register here.

Webinar | At 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, The Hunt Institute is hosting a webinar as part of the Homeroom with Education Leaders series on Measuring Student Growth. In the wake of learning disruptions as a result of COVID-19, schools are wondering how to best measure growth. The webinar will discuss this challenge and how systems can be put into place that ensure equitable measurements of student growth moving forward. Learn more and register here.

Virtual conference | On Friday, Oct. 30, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics will host the 20th NCSSM Ethics & Leadership conference virtually. This conference has be held for North Carolina students and their teachers since 1998. Supported by the Broyhill Foundation and the Ryden AI program, this year’s Ethics and Leadership Conference theme is Artificial Intelligence. High school students from all over are invited to register and attend this event. Interested students and their teachers can register at [email protected]. Please direct questions to [email protected].

Need to know

• The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky.

  New York Times | September 28, 2020

• It's Back-To-School Day For 1,230 CMS Students With Disabilities

  WFAE | September 29, 2020

• Keeping COVID-19 Rates Low in Schools: Advice From a Pandemic Expert

  Education Week | September 24, 2020

• A Place For Kids To Go: Learning Centers Growing In Wake County

  WUNC | September 25, 2020