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Why Alleghany County Schools chose to stay in plan B
When Gov. Roy Cooper announced in September that school districts had the option to move to plan A — bringing all K-5 students back for full-time in-person instruction — Alleghany County Schools set a plan in motion to make that happen beginning Oct.…
Surviving the storm: Pam Eddinger speaks to the role of community colleges in pandemic recovery
Illustration courtesy of Caryn Sterling, Drawing Insight Every year, the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at N.C. State hosts the Dallas Herring lecture — a tribute to the founder of the North Carolina community college system and a forum to discuss top issues facing community colleges.…
Perspective | The power of students’ stories
Note: This piece is co-written by Jennifer Mann, a North Carolina educator, and one of her former students, Mary Thuma. Mary wrote the first section on her story, and Jennifer wrote the remaining sections.…
Perspective | Bridging the achievement gap for Black male students
Where can Black boys be free? Many of my Black male students struggle to answer this question. Some respond and say that it is in the arms of their mothers that they feel safe.…
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The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) will hold a virtual monthly meeting today at 9 a.m. The agenda is available here and the meeting will be audio streamed.
Executive Committee Meeting of the North Carolina State Board of Education meets at 4:30 p.m. today to consider recommendations for the first cohort of the NC Education Corps. The agenda is here.
Tonight at 7 p.m., join The Hunt Institute for a webinar on the path forward in education after the 2020 election. Former U.S. Secretaries of Education Margaret Spellings and Arne Duncan, New York City Chancellor Richard Carranza, and Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho will discuss how leaders from both parties can approach supporting education at the state- and national-level. Register here.
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Community colleges find an advocate in future First Lady Jill Biden
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Local Teacher Assistant Remembered For Commitment, Love of Kids
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