10/11/2022

New from EdNC

‘You got it, and I got you.’ A story of success from Western Piedmont Community College

by Caroline Parker | October 10, 2022

In December 2019, Jenny Benton’s father started showing signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia. At that time, he reveled in telling stories of the past. He would sit in front of his Christmas tree admiring its special lights and talk with...

‘It all came full circle’ — Nash Community College builds health care workforce and entrepreneurs

by Molly Urquhart | October 10, 2022

When LaToya McCurdy was 14, she was in a terrible car accident that left her in the hospital for over a month with a broken femur and pelvis. The care she experienced from the nurses in the hospital changed her...

Perspective | Reflecting on what it means to overcome 

by Elizabeth DeKonty | October 10, 2022

When our team from the NC Center for Resilience and Learning leads a training with a new school, we often ask educators to share a word or phrase that comes to mind for them when they hear the term “resilience.”...

Cuts, color, and a college certificate helped an immigrant hairstylist thrive in Beaufort County

by Katie Dukes | October 3, 2022

When Nidia Martinez began her career as a hairdresser at the age of 15 in Mexico, she didn’t imagine owning her own salon in Washington, North Carolina 30 years later.  Now Martinez is not only the owner and operator of...

The Editor’s Notes

Judge David Lee, who presided over the Leandro case, passed away. Sending love to his family. Here is more information.

PEPSC is scheduled to meet tomorrow, 10/12.

AN UPDATE FROM ALEX | Governor Roy Cooper’s Teacher Advisory Committee met Monday and heard presentations on wide-ranging topics, including the teacher licensure plan that’s being considered by PEPSC, the redevelopment of the state’s school letter grade system, and Latinx education. The group, made up of educators from around the state, advises the governor on education issues. It’s been nearly a year since they last met.

Need to know

• State Policies Impacting LGBTQIA+ Students in 2022

  Education Commission of the States | October 10, 2022

• Could Tutoring Be the Best Tool for Fighting Learning Loss?

  The New York Times | October 6, 2022

• NC teachers would prove they are effective educators under proposed licensure program

  WRAL | October 9, 2022

• HBCUs to Scale Up Teacher Residency Programs

  Education Week | October 7, 2022