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Superintendent Truitt’s statement on North Carolina’s budget
Editor’s Note: This is a press release from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Today, the budget (HB 259) became law without the Governor’s signature.…
Guilford County Schools opens second Newcomers School
Alberto Cortez-Martinez, the son of a Salvadoran father and Mexican mother, was born in Chapel Hill but relocated to Mexico in early childhood.…
Perspective | A case for community college transfer: Who isn’t making the jump?
North Carolina remains a national leader in business. Yet we are 31,000 workers short of our statewide postsecondary attainment goal. Community colleges and 4-year institutions alike are ready to deliver that talent. …
The Editor’s Notes
Gov. Cooper will speak at the opening of the Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School. We expect news mid-morning. Follow me on Twitter, now sadly known as X, @Mebane_Rash.
N.C. State Board of Education meets today and tomorrow. EdNC will be there.
The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans and Discovery Education is hosting Power Up, a collection of national, local, and virtual engagements in the Black community that will serve as critical touchpoints in advancing education, equity and economic opportunity best practices and resources. Here is more information.
Need to know
The Innovation Project (TIP) announced that it has been awarded over twenty-one million dollars!
Dr. Sharon Contreras landed this grant to work with 79 schools in these districts: Asheboro City, Edgecombe County, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank, Lexington City, Mount Airy City, Scotland County, Vance County, Warren County.... Read the rest
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TODAY AT 2:20 | FEMA’s Emergency Alert Test May Disrupt Classes. Here’s How Schools Should Prepare
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False school shooting reports leave few great options for anyone
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12 takeaways from the HighSchoolOT interview with NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker
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Five things you need to know about sex ed in the US
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We need more women in top leadership positions in our nation’s public schools
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Nine of the top 25 community colleges in these rankings are in NC
