Perspective Perspective | Wrong time in history to cut back on history by Ferrel Guillory | January 17, 2020 With history-laden news breaking out all over, North Carolina authorities have picked an inauspicious moment to reduce American history courses...
Perspective Perspective | Sources of strength: Rural church partners with middle school to address suicide and mental health by Rural Center | January 14, 2020 When Smith Grove United Methodist Church learned that each week there are on average five students with suicidal ideation at...
Perspective Perspective | Curiosity over curriculum: Inside the unschooling movement by Alicia Carter | January 13, 2020 Alice Goldstein’s childhood was filled with theater, swim team, volunteering and “groovy, accepting people.” But, until the 10th grade, Goldstein...
Perspective Perspective | myFutureNC Blog Series: On the path to postsecondary attainment, we must leverage community partnerships by MC Belk Pilon | January 13, 2020 The establishment of the myFutureNC postsecondary attainment goal was a highly collaborative effort that benefited from contributions from stakeholders across...
Perspective Perspective | Improving teacher diversity in North Carolina by Public School Forum Of North Carolina | January 13, 2020 Research says students experience significant academic and emotional benefits from having teachers of color, yet in North Carolina the educator...
Perspective Perspective | Still awaiting an all-out assault on high-poverty schools by Ferrel Guillory | January 10, 2020 In mid-July 2017, on the 20th anniversary of the state Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in the long-running Leandro case, I...
Perspective Perspective | Transition plans should help students with disabilities become voters by Emily Kim | January 8, 2020 In 2020, 18 states have laws in effect that require residents to present photo identification in order to vote. North...
Perspective Perspective | myFutureNC Blog Series: Helping community college students cross the finish line by Jessica Englert | January 7, 2020 North Carolina’s community college students often juggle jobs, family responsibilities, and long commutes as they work hard to finish their...
Perspective Perspective | UNC lab schools engage students in STEM by Charles Coble | January 6, 2020 Welcome to our monthly feature on EducationNC called the NC STEM ScoreCard, written in partnership with the NC Science, Mathematics,...
Perspective Perspective | 2019: A recap of the year in NC education by Public School Forum Of North Carolina | January 6, 2020 From the controversy around reading assessment tools to the release of a court-ordered report on school funding, 2019 has been...
Perspective Perspective | Charlotte dual-language preschool rewrites myths for opportunity by Laura Handler | December 18, 2019 Charlotte is not heralded as a “land of opportunity” for many of its residents. That stark reality became most public...
Perspective Perspective | The case against screen-based tools for young learners by Emily Harrison | December 17, 2019 Today, there is hardly a pediatrician, developmental specialist, or psychologist out there advocating for more screen time for kids. Most...
