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Called ‘the Oscar of Teaching,’ two NC educators win national Milken Educator Award

by Mebane Rash | November 6, 2023

Last week, two North Carolina educators received what is known as “the Oscar of Teaching.” Pitt County’s Ainsley VanBuskirk, a first grade teacher at Pactolus Global School, and Durham County’s Aisa Cunningham, principal of Pearsontown Elementary School, were named national Milken Educator...

As sites close in North Carolina, ‘a new era of child care’ begins in Vermont

by Liz Bell and Katie Dukes | November 6, 2023

On a recent Wednesday in Burlington, Vermont, a teacher blew bubbles over two infants lying side by side, of the 80 young children now able to attend The Homestead, a private child care program that just opened a new site. ...

The Editor’s Notes

CREED is hiring educators to serve as Regional Leaders for the #TeachingInColor (#TiC) Community. Here is more information. They are also hiring 2 students enrolled in teacher preparation programs to serve as Student-Educator Leaders. Here is more information.

The 2024-25 White House Fellows application is now open and will run until January 5, 2024. Potential candidates can learn more and access the application portal here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/fellows/

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