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While challenges remain, corequisite remediation shows early signs of success
This is part of a series on developmental education in North Carolina. Click here to read the rest of the series.…
Perspective | Going above and beyond — Inspirations from community colleges during COVID-19
In November 2020, Dr. Pam Eddinger, president of Bunker Hill Community College, seated in her cozy office lined with books and binders, looked into her webcam and spoke to an audience of about 700 community college leaders, faculty, and researchers about what a “flash of lightning in the night” the COVID-19 pandemic has been for the sector.…
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Superintendent Catherine Truitt’s official Twitter and Facebook are up and running. Follow her on Twitter @CTruittNCDPI and you can find her on Facebook here.
The N.C. State Board of Education meets today. Here is the agenda.
Add this to your podcast list! Our colleagues at the Hunt Institute are launching a new podcast, As Yet Untold, with Javaid Siddiqi, who “will be talking to some of the biggest names in politics and education in order to get to know public figures on a deeper, more personal level.”
Need to know
Who is the new U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona?
“They have a voice — right? We’re just sometimes not designed to listen. You know when we talk about preparing students for the jobs of the future, it’s critical thinking, it’s self-advocacy. Well, let’s do that now.”... Read the rest
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These 8 trends will impact schools in 2021
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Fall School Reopenings Didn’t Dramatically Increase COVID-19 Hospitalizations
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Pilot program for NC schools to offer coronavirus testing
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Legislative changes to voucher program will likely drain $272 million from NC over next decade
