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Our education system was ‘built around students already engaged.’ A statewide connectivity initiative could change that.

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That was the question being asked and answered in a virtual, cross-sector discussion today hosted by the Friday Institute for...

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An update on what’s happening — and what needs to happen — with E-rate. And, what’s E-rate anyway?

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On April 1, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) extended key E-rate program deadlines for schools due to the COVID-19...

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Our ‘homework gap’ just became our ‘school gap’ and ‘no child left behind’ just became ‘no child left offline’

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This week at EdNC.org, we are going to get started answering the lots of questions you are sending us about...

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Ask & Answer | What’s the deal with emergency leave for teachers and other school personnel?

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A teacher asked me what happens for beginning teachers who haven’t accrued enough sick or annual leave if they can’t...

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Ask & Answer | What we know about serving students with disabilities, AP classes, and student privacy in the time of coronavirus

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You’ve got lots of questions, and we are trying to keep up with at least the beginnings of some answers....

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Ask & Answer | What about school funding and budget flexibility during coronavirus?

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Readers are asking about school funding and budget flexibility. Charles Perusse, the state budget director with the Office of State...

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Connecting in crisis: Talking access to broadband, education, and faith on First in Future

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We know disruption prompts systems change. Remember Katrina and the impact on the schools in New Orleans? Closer to home,...

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Ask & Answer | How to talk to children and students about coronavirus

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A reader asked: “What should we say if a student or family member of a student gets sick with coronavirus?”...

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Ask & Answer | State Board chair issues guidance on personnel and school facilities during COVID-19

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A reader said: “I am concerned about teacher and teacher assistant pay during these times.” Another reader asked: “During the...

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Teachers take the lead on how to make ‘learning come alive’ for students during the time of coronavirus

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Today, Mariah Morris, the 2019 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year, convened more than 80 educators from...

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The future of student transfers: ‘U-turns are allowed’

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Everywhere I traveled on EdNC’s blitz of all 58 community colleges, transfers came up. Transfers are about people, I learned....

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Team EdNC wins journalism awards in keeping with who we are and who we want to be

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At EducationNC, we believe it is our calling to go out into our schools, community colleges, and communities every day...