Angelique Young moves her hands in a J-shaped motion as she describes the migration of her people down from the Lost Colony to southeastern North Carolina. She is a member of the Coharie Indian Tribe, descendants from the Neusiok Indians,...
North Carolina’s 10 historically Black colleges and universities, called the NC10, are starting an unprecedented journey together, building on shared values and missions to create partnerships. Last year, the 10 institutions made a presentation to four nonprofits – Center for...
During the second-to-last State Board of Community Colleges meeting of 2022, Board members allocated more than $16 million to support the bioscience industry, planned for implementing the first year of the new strategic plan, and discussed the search for a...
When Toyota announced that it had chosen a Greensboro-Randolph County megasite as the location for its new $1.29 billion automotive battery plant, state leaders were thrilled. “It’s tremendous that Toyota has selected North Carolina for such an important part of...
Businesses and economies are more successful in communities where families can also find success, which includes access to high-quality early learning experiences and concrete supports. So it was fitting for NC Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) Executive Director Muffy Grant to...
Prior to relocating back to my home state of North Carolina, I would have never considered working in any other professional space but education. I answered the call to teach because I realized the need for us, Black male educators,...
The Editor’s Notes
The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee meets Tuesday at 9:30am.
The Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee meets virtually on Tuesday at 3:00pm.
The N.C. State Board of Education meets this week. Here is the agenda for Wednesday. Here is the agenda for Thursday. Please note the State Board of Education will be asked to approve the Blueprint for Action from the Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) on licensure and pay reform. Here is the blueprint.
Here is the updated list of DPI’s budget priorities for the long session.
This commission will advise the Office of the Governor and the public on the status of public higher education governance in North Carolina....
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