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Pitt County principal Steve Lassiter named principal of the year

by Mebane Rash | May 2, 2015

Pactolus School Principal Steve Lassiter was named the 2015 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year. The Pitt County...

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Crossover chaos

by Alex Granados | April 28, 2015

With two days to crossover, the General Assembly is a chaotic machine as committees rush to get bills to the floor...

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CMS budget requests money for “North Star”

by Adam Rhew | April 27, 2015

Since Ann Clark officially became Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools superintendent earlier this year, she’s rarely made a public appearance without uttering five...

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Legislature poised to address principal pay and leadership development

by Alex Granados | April 27, 2015

A little more than 100 days ago, EducationNC launched. Slightly more than a month before that, EducationNC CEO Mebane Rash...

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Judge Manning issues notice of hearing and order in Leandro

by Mebane Rash | April 25, 2015

On April 24, 2015, Superior Court Judge Howard Manning issued a notice of hearing and order in the Leandro case....

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Senate Bill 480: Political activity of employees of state and local boards of education

by Mebane Rash | April 22, 2015

The Education/Higher Education committee in the N.C. Senate took up Senate Bill 480 today. A PCS (proposed committee substitute) was...

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Celebrating our first 100 days

by Mebane Rash | April 22, 2015

Just 100 days ago On January 12, EducationNC launched an online platform at EdNC.org, and we invited you — all of...

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A package of education bills emerges

by Mebane Rash | April 19, 2015

UPDATE: All four bills passed the House K-12 Education Committee with a favorable report. Click on the bills to see...

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Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina responds to research on charter schools

by Mebane Rash | April 16, 2015

Earlier today, Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) issued a press release in response to a charter school study released earlier this week...

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KIPP Durham goes door to door

by Alex Granados | April 16, 2015

Tammi Sutton, the executive director of KIPP Eastern North Carolina, thinks changing education will change the poverty in our communities. ...

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Mental health advocates share their stories with lawmakers

by Hyun Namkoong | April 15, 2015

Mental health advocates shared their stories with legislators to persuade them to protect funding for mental health, expand access to...

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National Campaign for Grade-Level Reading names NC Early Childhood Foundation lead organization

by Mebane Rash | April 13, 2015

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has named the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) as the lead organization for North Carolina. The Campaign...