10/8/2021
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Perspective | In Roanoke Rapids and beyond, teachers’ impact echoes through students’ lives
Every single teacher who is teaching right now is the teacher that our COVID-19 kids will remember as the one who helped them get through this time — their Obi-Wan Kenobi, their Gandalf, their Yoda, their Dumbledore. The story of...
Perspective | How high a priority on lifting the lives of children?
In the United States, poverty is more pervasive among children than among seniors. The official poverty rate in 2020 for adults 65 years and older was 9%, for children 18 years and younger 16%. Though the sources and solutions in...
State Board October highlights: COVID-19, charter school funding, and more
The State Board of Education met for its monthly meeting Oct. 6-7 and heard about everything from reading scores to how charter schools are funded, as well as the strife facing local boards of education. Read Rupen Fofaria’s breakdown of...
Child care grant applications will open Monday; Governor celebrates at Carrboro center
Child care center director Anna Mercer-McLean is looking for a teacher for an NC Pre-K classroom, but no one’s showing up to interviews. The pay isn’t competitive. She plans to use funding from statewide stabilization grants, which open for providers...
The Editor’s Notes
From Superintendent Jeff McDaris, our playlist for the weekend. “Breathe. Reflect. Dedicate,” he says.
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Principal Playlist
This month’s playlist for principals focuses on working together with your leadership team to create a consistent coaching process for teachers. Read the rest
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Making Sure School Performance Measures Provide the Right Diagnosis to Improve Student Outcomes
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‘Test to Stay': New Approach Keeps COVID-Exposed Students in Class
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The college gender gap begins in kindergarten
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REPORT | The College Payoff: More Education Doesn’t Always Mean More Earnings
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Duplin among first school districts to implement statewide blended instructional models
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Recent State Action in Recognition of LGBT History Month
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