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PEPSC votes to send “action framework” on teacher licensure and pay to State Board of Education
The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) voted 9-7 today to send a “Blueprint for Action” on teacher licensure and pay to the State Board of Education for consideration next month.…
A look at the 2022 election results for North Carolina’s school boards
North Carolina’s U.S. Senate and other state races usually get the most attention on Election Day, but the offices that have some of the most impact on our schools are local school boards.…
myFutureNC releases latest county attainment profiles
myFutureNC put out updated 2022 County Attainment Profiles in partnership with Carolina Demography Thursday. The profiles look at educational attainment levels and performance for all 100 state counties “on key myFutureNC metrics in order to assist in the decision-making process regarding local priorities to increase educational attainment at the local level,” according to a press release from myFutureNC.…
N.C. Reconnect adds five more community colleges to its adult learner initiative
Five more North Carolina community colleges will join N.C. Reconnect – an initiative aimed at enrolling and credentialing adult learners at the state’s community colleges.…
Perspective | On schools’ future, a justice guides N.C. to get it right
On one memorable Saturday morning, when I was a rookie reporter in New Orleans, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a desegregation ruling applied to the city’s public schools.…
The Editor’s Notes
Happy Veterans Day! We are thankful for you, especially our educators who served our country and now choose to serve our students. Here is more information about Veterans’ History Awareness Month in North Carolina.
All week after the Leandro decision I wondered what our mountain philosopher Superintendent Jeff McDaris would add to the playlist he updates weekly. Take a look and a listen.
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Haywood student Lily Seymour nominated to advise State Board of Education!
“When Lily speaks, we listen,” said Lori Fox, Principal at Haywood County Early College. <br /> <br /> ... Read the rest
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Exhibit gives voice to Black students, educators who desegregated Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
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ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTS | Analysis: Voters want change from the CMS board, but what will that look like?
