1/23/2025
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A look at Propel NC and other legislative priorities for the N.C. Community College System
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. The system is asking...
Who collaborates to develop K-12 education policy?
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,...
President Trump’s first day in office, what it means for education, and a bishop’s request for mercy
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?
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. In 4th grade math, 39 of 53...
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