11/4/2021
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As big federal dollars loom, N.C. child care centers search for teachers
A bill working its way through Congress would infuse early care and education programs with unprecedented levels of federal funding. Meanwhile, programs are struggling to hire and retain teachers. North Carolina child care centers were searching for an average of...
Perspective | How one rural tribe came together to empower and educate tribal youth
When her two young sons began to develop an interest in robotics, Ashley Lomboy began looking for STEM programs in her area. Lomboy, a member of the Waccamaw Siouan tribe, lives just outside of her tribal community, in Brunswick County....
Perspective | Nobody should have to hide their Jewishness
Thirty-two percent of Jewish students report experiencing antisemitic hate in the past year, according to a recent survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League. This news saddened me, but didn’t surprise me. As a Jewish woman raised in the South, this...
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N.C. State Board of Education is meeting today. Here is the agenda.
REGISTER | Join cross-sector stakeholders — including EdNC’s Rupen — to address the question: How do we leverage North Carolina’s investment in PreK-5 literacy to ensure that all students can read and write on grade level beyond grade 5? January 19, 2022, 9am-4pm.
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Pivotal report in NC school funding lawsuit cost $2 million
The consultant report at the center of a lawsuit that may change how North Carolina pays for public schools cost more than $2 million to produce, with the funding assembled between state agencies and private foundations. Read the rest
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