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The state of advising at NC community colleges: Four key findings from EdNC’s survey
Community college students face a variety of obstacles that may hinder their success, stemming from demands inside and outside of the classroom. Compared to students at four-year colleges, community colleges serve a larger proportion of students of color, first-generation students,...
Perspective | What if we valued joy in schools?
A year ago, my colleague Denise Ousley and I, both of us teacher educators preparing high school teachers, created the Teaching with Joy Network (TWJN). Our focus on joy began after I observed a high school social studies intern whose...
Perspective | The debate behind the EdTech debate
One of the great powers of modern technology is its ability to help us forget what things are for. As the theorist Jacques Ellul spelled out in his massive tome The Technological Society, “Our civilization is first and foremost a...
The Editor’s Notes
The N.C. State Board of Education meets this week. Here is the agenda for Wednesday. Here is the agenda for Thursday.
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ICYMI | ‘Achieving Educational Excellence’: Strategic plan for public schools takes hold across North Carolina
EdNC's Chantal Brown accompanied Superintendent Green on his fall listening tour. It was all on the record. Here is where he went, who he met with, and more. Read the rest
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An Introduction to Community Colleges and Their Students
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Trump Administration to Resume Student Loan Wage Garnishment After Five-Year Pause
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50 Years of IDEA: 4 Things to Know About the Landmark Special Education Law
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