
Learning by listening: Thomas Stith visits first community college as system president
In his second week as president of the North Carolina Community College System, Thomas Stith visited Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC). Stith was joined by MC Belk Pilon from the John M.…

Perspective | An open letter on new social studies standards
As the State Board’s team of teachers, principals, and the Superintendent of the Year, we are writing this open letter to express our collective support for the current iteration of North Carolina’s social studies standards.…

Perspective | The NC ACCESS program is freeing charter schools to live their mission
I’ve worked in education for more than 20 years, and learned more than I ever could have imagined about charter school history, impact, and why families choose them.…
The N.C. State Board of Education is meeting in a special called session on Wednesday, January 27. Here is the agenda.
This week is National School Choice Week. According to the website, “As a not-for-profit effort, we focus equally on traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and home education options.” Too often during this week, our public schools aren’t loud enough. Public schools offer an abundance of choice from calendar options to early colleges to academies to alternative schools to too many magnet options to keep track of to virtual academies and on and on. With COVID-19 giving parents an opportunity to explore online learning and learning from home, please lift up the public school choices in your district. And I invite all of you to share your stories of finding the right educational fit for your child on Twitter this week. EdNC’s Alex Granados will have a roundup for you later this week about National School Choice Week. Stay tuned.
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NC Regional Teachers of the Year Named; Nine Vie for State Title
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Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers