3/22/2024

New from EdNC

What does Smart Start do? An updated catalog shows best practices across the network

by Liz Bell | March 21, 2024

Smart Start, a network of 75 local organizations focused on supporting young children and families across North Carolina, has become a model for other states since its birth in the early 1990s. The network acts as an infrastructure for early...

Two family child care homes in Washington County buck statewide closure trends

by Katie Dukes | March 21, 2024

Debbie Keyes and Ginger Hardison run the only two home-based licensed child care programs in Washington County — and they have a combined 43 years of experience doing it. In North Carolina, licensed child care programs can be based in...

NC STEM Center e-Update: NCScifest, PSUs, Summer Scholarships, and a STEM Proclamation

by Staff | March 21, 2024

Twice a month the NC STEM Center provides an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and their latest edition is now available.

Some FAFSA technical issues fixed while others remain

by Emily Thomas | March 21, 2024

Updated March 22, 2024: The U.S. Department of Education announced on March 22 that a miscalculation in the FAFSA Processing System resulted in incorrect Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) for dependent students with assets being sent to colleges and universities. Read...

In North Carolina, community colleges lead the way as Hispanic-serving institutions

by Mebane Rash | March 21, 2024

In coordination with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), Excelencia in Education!, which works to accelerate Latino student success in higher education, released its annual analysis of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI). The analysis finds all of the HSIs and emerging...

Perspective | Understanding disruptive behavior helps keep kids in the classroom

by Micere Keels | March 21, 2024

This Perspective was originally published as a blog post for the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation on February 9, 2024. By age six, most kids have faced challenging events that make it hard to control their feelings. One study found...

The Editor’s Notes

Governor Cooper is talking education leadership the NCASA conference in Wilmington this morning and then will visit Hall Fletcher Elementary School in Asheville. You can check out his travels in support of public education on our updated “Where’s Cooper” map.

Campaign roundup: Mo Green recently attended the NCAE conference, he was with Anderson Clayton on Thursday at state party headquarters, and he will address the NCASA conference this morning. Michele Morrow released this campaign video, which has been removed from YouTube but is currently available on Facebook.

Here is your playlist for the weekend courtesy of Jeff McDaris. These days, it’s real fun to see what he adds week to week. He says, “Feel free to apply any and all analogies, metaphors, and musings.”

Need to know

Citing Robinson's nomination, Connecticut aims to poach NC companies

WRAL | March 20, 2024

Democrats in Connecticut are hoping to lure businesses from North Carolina by highlighting controversial rhetoric of Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who's running for governor. Read the rest

UPDATED | How to create a StudentAid.gov account without a Social Security number for FAFSA
EdNC | March 22, 2024
UPDATED | Teacher Working Conditions Survey open until March 5!
EdNC | March 22, 2024
Special education advocates warn of ‘chilling effects’ from anti-DEI efforts
K-12 DIVE | March 20, 2024
NC lawmakers could boost Opportunity Scholarship funding in short session
The Carolina Journal | March 20, 2024