1/14/2022
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If you care about childhood literacy, here’s an invitation to a conversation you won’t want to miss
While I was speaking at a literacy convening of education leaders from six states, someone asked a question that stumped me: How can we prevent conversations about the science of reading from becoming as divisive as conversations about equity in...
The end of an experiment: The Innovative School District
In an experiment, a hypothesis is tested. In the case of the Innovative School District (ISD), the hypothesis was that some of the state’s lowest-performing schools could be improved if they were grouped into one district, given charter school-like flexibility,...
Perspective | Poverty hinders education; schools fight poverty
Public education serves as societal infrastructure indispensable to breaking the transmission of poverty from one generation to the next. But of course, poverty among students and their families burdens and challenges schools. North Carolina has 800 high-poverty schools, including both traditional...
The Editor’s Notes
Welcome to a long winter weekend. Tag @EducationNC on Twitter with your photos of snow angels. We’d also love to see you favorite recipes for snow cream (my dad was a stickler for using confectioner’s sugar). Snuggle up with those you love and take a listen to this playlist from Superintendent McDaris.
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