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Legislative preview | Education expectations this long session
This week kicks off the next long session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Technically it started a couple of weeks ago, but that was all pomp and circumstance.…

Perspective | Resilience in action
I am hopeful this year. As one of 25 senior advisors for Crosby Scholars Community Partnership, a free college access program, I meet (virtually) with individual high school seniors to assist them with their college application process.…
The Editor’s Notes
Both houses of the N.C. General Assembly convene today, Wednesday, January 27 at noon.
The N.C. State Board of Education is meeting in a special called session today, Wednesday, January 27 at 11am. Here is the agenda.
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Pushing College Advising Forward: Experimental Evidence on Intensive Advising and College Success
Low-touch informational, nudge, and virtual advising interventions are ineffective at improving postsecondary outcomes for economically-disadvantaged students. A look at the benefits of intensive college advising.... Read the rest
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A handful of NC school districts have begun vaccinating employees
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Public school enrollment is down in NC as alternatives grow during COVID pandemic