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Perspective | Bus driver sickout is a symptom of a much greater illness for public education
Many families in Wake County discovered this morning that their children did not have a bus driver to bring them to school today.…
Serving our students and families in a language they understand
“Buenos días!” “¿Cómo está?” “Need help?” “Let’s put on your mask.” “Let’s put on your backpack.” It is 7:30 a.m. at Mountain View Elementary in Burke County Public Schools.…
Gregory Adam Haile, president of Broward College, to deliver the 2021 Dallas Herring Lecture
“As a postsecondary institution, I think it’s our job not just to be proud of the accolades…but to be conscious of ‘Who are we missing?…
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Heads up #nced! We expect the legislature to be in session this week.
The State Board of Education will meet Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 2 and 3, for its Bi-Annual Planning and Work Session. This two-day session will be held in Room 150 in the Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh. The board will convene at 11 a.m. on Tuesday; at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The Board will meet Thursday, Nov. 4, at 9 a.m. in the 7th floor board room for its regular monthly meeting. The meeting agendas are available online and include a link to audio access for the meeting.
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VILLAGE OF WISDOM IN THE NEWS | A spectacular take on protecting what Will Jackson calls "Black genius"
"So then you ask all of these students to come into school environments where you don’t respect their culture, ... where you tell them that their hair is unacceptable, where you tell them how they speak is unacceptable."... Read the rest
