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ISLA keeps its finger on the pulse of the Latinx community while building leadership
This year, Durham-based MDC chose nine organizations to join a program called “Learning for Equity: A Network of Solutions” — or LENS-NC.…
Perspective | They come bearing gifts
For many students, the unexpected transition from in-person to online classes brings several challenges. As students settle in back home, they lose some of the benefits and comforts of a college campus, such as independence, stable internet access, and access to laptops or other equipment to borrow from the university library.…
The Editor’s Notes
Nation and I had a really inspiring visit out west yesterday, checking in with leaders from Transylvania and Henderson County Public Schools and Blue Ridge Community College and AB Tech. Relationships and communications about regional partnerships, they said, are more important than agreements. They noted that employers don’t care if students are continuing ed or curriculum students — they just want a skilled workforce. And a powerful reminder that the #1 source of information for students about career options is their family. From a cooperative and innovative high school that houses career academies and an early college to the craft beverage institute, you can share in our visit and our learning on Twitter @Mebane_Rash @NationHahn.
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Politics, not coronavirus cases, linked to college reopening decisions
The plans were "not generally correlated" with virus cases but links to state leadership and demographics were detected, according to a new analysis.... Read the rest
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NEW REPORT | PARTNERSHIPS TO ALIGN EDUCATION AND CAREERS
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School Suspension Data Shows Glaring Disparities in Discipline by Race
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Pandemic, budget crisis combine to leave eastern NC school district reeling
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Ending corporal punishment of preschool-age children
