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‘It’s just hands-on learning at its best.’ How one local nonprofit made garden learning accessible to families during COVID-19

by Alli Lindenberg | June 17, 2020

In 2017, Ashley Honbarrier started Happy Roots, a nonprofit organization in Rowan County dedicated to providing nature-based therapeutic and educational...

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Students get a head start on engineering degrees with STEM Pathways at Johnston Community College

by Caroline Parker | June 10, 2020

Johnston Community College (JCC) is welcoming 30 rising ninth-graders to its campus this August through a new dual enrollment initiative...

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Perspective | Virtual, experiential, backyard professional learning with the Museum of Natural Sciences

by Melissa Dowland | June 8, 2020

More than 30 years ago, a former flight attendant and social worker turned educator started offering professional development programs for...

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Perspective | MCNC, connecting North Carolina

by Charles Coble | June 1, 2020

Welcome to our monthly feature on EducationNC called the NC STEM ScoreCard, written in partnership with the N.C. Science, Mathematics,...

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Kenan Fellows Program announces 2020-2021 cohort

by Caroline Parker | May 11, 2020

On National Teacher Appreciation Day, the Kenan Fellows Program announced its newest cohort of education leaders in North Carolina. This...

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Rutherford County Schools receive COVID-19 assistance from a local business: Facebook

by Caroline Parker | May 6, 2020

In 2012, a Facebook Data Center arrived in Forest City, North Carolina, a town in Rutherford County. Along with the...

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Perspective | UNC-TV supports public with media access for all

by Charles Coble | May 4, 2020

Welcome to our monthly feature on EducationNC called the NC STEM ScoreCard, written in partnership with the NC Science, Mathematics,...

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Nonprofits and artificial intelligence join forces for COVID-19 relief

by Caroline Parker | April 28, 2020

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines it as the “resilience of communities when confronted by external stresses on human...

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Perspective | National Board Certification: Advancing high-quality STEM teachers for NC

by Charles Coble | April 6, 2020

Welcome to our monthly feature on EducationNC called the NC STEM ScoreCard, written in partnership with the NC Science, Mathematics, and...

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Perspective | When your classroom is outside, school is always open

by Allie Graybeal and Jarri Goodman | April 2, 2020

Out Teach is a nonprofit that normally provides job-embedded coaching and on-site professional learning to teachers in under-served communities, showing...

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Perspective | How inequities in computer science prompted three educators to innovate

by Mariah Morris, Mary M. Hemphill and Aria Chernik | March 24, 2020

This is the third piece in a week-long series of perspectives on innovative practices in North Carolina public schools. Follow...

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Promising Pages: Helping students become bookworms

by Caroline Parker | March 23, 2020

On March 20, Promising Pages, a nonprofit organization that distributes books to underserved children, worked with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) to...