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‘Our best days are ahead of us’ — Meet Brent Williams, 2021 NC Superintendent of the Year

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | December 16, 2020

A few weeks ago, someone asked Brent Williams, superintendent of Lenoir County Public Schools, a question along these lines: With everything that’s going on, how can we ever fully recover? At first, Williams started telling him everything the district was...

Perspective | NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps: Partnerships at work

by Liam Miranda and Dylan Russell | December 16, 2020

Lost internships and jobs. Strained organizational capacity. Due to COVID-19, both have been widespread in North Carolina, the nation, and the world.  Enter the North Carolina COVID-19 Student Response Corps, a partnership between state and local government, higher education, and...

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  Pew Trusts | December 7, 2020

• The Pandemic and the Educational Opportunity Gap

  Future Ed | December 15, 2020

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