1/11/2022

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Perspective | As the new year begins, let’s pause to celebrate our students

by Monique Perry-Graves | January 10, 2022

The following is part of my monthly column, One Day and One Goal: Expanding opportunity in NC. I invite you to follow along as I share stories from classrooms and explore critical issues facing education in our state. Go here for...

Listen | Here’s one way to find resilience after a severe trauma

by Alli Lindenberg | January 11, 2022

Many of us can remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001, but for some, the attacks on the Twin Towers hit closer to home. In this episode, small business owner and Tarboro community extraordinaire Inez Ribustello joins the podcast...

Community colleges resume in-person classes for inmates

by Emily Thomas | January 10, 2022

North Carolina community colleges have a long history of educating inmates with some programs dating back over 40 years. Cleveland Community College is one of 41 community colleges that provide educational opportunities to incarcerated individuals. According to the North Carolina...

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Need to know

• WATCH | A conversation with Treasurer Dale Folwell about Leandro

  PBS: Front Row | January 7, 2022

• ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTS | Mass staff absences leave CMS classrooms uncovered and delay buses 1 week after return

  WFAE | January 10, 2022

• State urges vaccines and masking to maintain in-person learning

  WFDD | January 10, 2022

• 4 Education Policy Tools to Use in 2022

  Education Commission of the States | January 11, 2022

• Kids are back in school — and struggling with mental health issues

  npr | January 7, 2022