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A look at Propel NC and other legislative priorities for the N.C. Community College System

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | January 22, 2025

Contents The State Board of Community Colleges discussed the N.C. Community College System’s (NCCCS) legislative agenda for the 2025 long session at its meeting last week, which includes the system’s primary ask of funding for Propel NC.…

Who collaborates to develop K-12 education policy?

by Chantal Brown | January 22, 2025

The education policy-making process in North Carolina can seem complex, even to the State Board of Education members themselves.  “In fact, it’s often confusing and frustrating – the variety of laws and policies don’t always seem to align,” Eric Davis, the Board’s chair, said. …

President Trump’s first day in office, what it means for education, and a bishop’s request for mercy

by Mebane Rash | January 22, 2025

Contents Many of the questions EdNC has received about President Donald Trump’s first day in office are about where to find the source for the different presidential actions that are being written about in the news often without links for readers.…

Perspective | Learning loss is still with us. Where do we go from here?

by Tom Swiderski | January 22, 2025

The recent release of results from the 2023 TIMSS assessment — a math and science exam given to students across the globe — paints a bleak picture of learning recovery in the U.S.…

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• Trump Admin. Lifts Ban on Immigration Arrests at Schools

  Education Week | January 22, 2025

• What Will Trump’s Orders for Federal Workers Do to the Education Department?

  Education Week | January 21, 2025

• PowerSchool hack exposes 312,000 NC teachers’ Social Security numbers. Another 910 students’ Social Security numbers were exposed, as well.

  WRAL | January 22, 2025

• Despite dip, chronic absenteeism remains stubbornly high at 28%

  K-12 DIVE | January 21, 2025

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