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10/7/20

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Up in the air: The science behind bringing elementary students back to school
by Liz Bell |
As several school districts across North Carolina bring young children back for full-time in-person instruction, researchers remain uncertain on children’s role in spreading the coronavirus. Young children represent fewer COVID-19 cases than other age groups and have less severe symptoms....

BEST NC hosts debate for state superintendent candidates
by Alex Granados |
Toward the end of a debate hosted yesterday by BEST NC between the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, the moderator asked them a question he said they wouldn’t be prepared for. “In the interest of civil discourse,...

Lawmakers hear about micro-credentials and state apprentice program
by Alex Granados |
Lawmakers at the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee heard about attempts to make micro-credentials a statewide system of professional development during a meeting on Tuesday. They also heard an annual report on ApprenticeshipNC, an apprentice program run through the state’s...

The Editor’s Notes

Today is the second day of the 2020 Fall Planning and Work Session of the North Carolina State Board of Education. Here is the agenda.

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How schools are navigating privacy concerns in COVID-19 contact tracing

 Education DIVE | October 5, 2020

The array of tech solutions popping up and politicization of the issue creates murky territory where one administrator says "You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't." Read the rest

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