News With social distancing and protective gear in place, some community college students return to campus by Molly Osborne and Robert Kinlaw | May 20, 2020 Almost two months after community colleges moved the vast majority of their classes online, some community college students were allowed...
News Fund balances: Do school districts have enough in savings to weather COVID-19’s perfect storm? by Alex Granados and Molly Osborne | May 19, 2020 Available fund balances at most North Carolina school districts are lower than they were in 2013, according to the most...
News NC should measure children’s social and emotional health, a report says. Here’s how. by Liz Bell | May 19, 2020 Experts in children’s health are worried about the COVID-19 ordeal’s potential effects on young brains. Especially in the earliest years...
News Expecting school to reopen like normal next year? Don’t. by Alex Granados | May 18, 2020 “I will be blunt. Since the start of our switch to remote learning in March, I have held the belief...
News DHHS grants will help child care centers that remained open or are reopening by Liz Bell | May 15, 2020 Financial relief could come as soon as next week for child care centers that have been caring for children despite...
News State Board of Community Colleges begins spending COVID-19 funds by Alex Granados | May 15, 2020 On Friday, the State Board of Community Colleges began allocating federal funds provided by the General Assembly to address the...
News House group looks at school nutrition, broadband, and reopening schools amid COVID-19 by Alex Granados | May 14, 2020 The education working group of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 met today to look at issues surrounding child nutrition,...
News Child care centers say they’re still in need as they reopen to working parents by Liz Bell | May 14, 2020 Child care centers remain in the challenging position of supporting North Carolina’s working parents with insufficient resources, center leaders and...
News Here are a literacy task force’s initial ideas on bettering the teaching of reading by Liz Bell | May 12, 2020 A team of education leaders, charged with recommending improvements to reading instruction in classrooms across North Carolina, is refining its...
News Will seniors be able to receive grades? by Alex Granados | May 7, 2020 The State Board of Education revisited its plan on senior grading this week but ultimately decided not to make any...
News Mapping Read To Achieve: How did districts fare last year? by Rupen R. Fofaria | May 4, 2020 Just before COVID-19 building closures and remote learning began, the Department of Public Instruction released reading proficiency data from last...
News As COVID-19 raises new mental health concerns, NC School Psychologist Association holds virtual legislative day by Analisa Sorrells | May 4, 2020 On Monday, May 4, the North Carolina School Psychologist Association (NCSPA) held its second annual legislative day. Due to COVID-19,...
