New from EdNC

Strength in rural places: Anchored in Hayesville

by Caroline Parker, Taylor Shain and Robert Kinlaw | October 20, 2020

Annie Lloyd has worked for Clay County Schools for more than 45 years. She raised seven kids in Hayesville, not including the hundreds who have ridden her bus route and call her “mawmaw.”…

An important story for principals and superintendents: Hear this educator of color

by Mebane Rash | October 21, 2020

During a virtual meeting of the DRIVE Task Force on Tuesday, Oct. 20, an educator shared his story. DRIVE stands for Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education, and the task force was talking about supporting and retaining educators of color over the long term.…

Perspective | Three ways higher education can assist K-12 with current and future challenges

by Sunny Jordan | October 20, 2020

As North Carolina enters our eighth month of pandemic-related restrictions, colleges and K-12 school systems are still struggling to figure out how best to deliver quality education to students, both in person and online.…

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The Editor’s Notes

Yesterday, EdNC released the culmination of a two-year project: a mini-documentary on Hayesville, one of our rural, western communities in Clay County. Spend time watching the video here.

Free conference on remote learning | The REAL 2.0 Remote Learning Conference will be held online on Oct. 28, 2020. All North Carolina teachers and parents are invited to attend for free, and the conference is designed to help them navigate technology and remote learning. Learn more and register here.

La Conferencia REAL 2.0 es una conferencia de educación y aprendizaje a distancia que proporcionará consejos y recursos para los maestros, así como para los padres, sobre cómo apoyar mejor a sus estudiantes durante este tiempo. ¡La conferencia está abierta a TODOS los educadores y padres de Carolina del Norte! Obtenga más información sobre la conferencia y regístrese AQUÍ: https://www.ncstudentconnect.com/real-conference-2-2020.

Need to know

• Politics, Not Science, is Driving School Reopening Decisions to a ‘Really Dangerous’ Degree, Research Suggests

  The 74 | October 20, 2020

• What Happens Before College Matters

  Inside Higher Ed | October 20, 2020

• 'I've asked for accommodations and have not received them:' Health concerns linger for Wake County schools

  WRAL | October 19, 2020

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