8/18/2020
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The first day of school: One superintendent, 101 miles, 10 temperature readings, 9 schools, 4 dirt roads, 3 overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway, 1 district office
In some ways, it was like every other back-to-school day for Superintendent Scott Elliott in Watauga County. “I plan to visit all of the schools on Monday (1st day of school tradition for me!),” he texted EdNC. Elliott made it...
Listen | What is the pandemic teaching us about our support for young children?
“As we go into school, the unknowns are just kind of looming larger than life,” said Jamie Barnhill, a kindergarten teacher at Forest View Elementary in Durham. As Barnhill plans to teach his 5-year-old students through screens this month, he...
Preschoolers are being suspended and expelled, and NC activists say racial inequity is the root problem
Emily Jackson, a program director at the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), said that when she started talking about preschoolers being suspended or expelled, the response often depended on the race of the listener. White people’s jaws dropped. “Black people...
Under leadership of a new president, Gaston College prepares for a fall semester shaped by COVID-19
John Hauser assumed the presidency of Gaston College on June 1, an inauspicious time given that our state and country were months into the fight against COVID-19. But Hauser was no stranger to leading a college through a pandemic. He...
Perspective | Let’s take students’ advice. Move forward, grasp opportunities
The following is Mary Ann Wolf’s “Final Word” from the Aug. 15, 2020 broadcast of Education Matters – “Student Voices and COVID-19.” I am always amazed by our students. They consistently remind me of their resilience, creativity, and leadership skills...
The Editor’s Notes
The next meeting of the Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education (DRIVE) Task Force will be held virtually today, Tuesday, August 18th from 2:00 – 4:30pm. Follow me on Twitter @Mebane_Rash to live updates.
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PODCAST | Nice White Parents
Lots of people are talking about this podcast about the 60-year relationship between white parents and the public school down the block, finding that white parents are arguably the most powerful force in our schools. Read the rest
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UNC has a clusterfuck on its hands (headline in print)
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Cooper administration leaned toward in-person learning, delayed decision after call with Fauci
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PRESS RELEASE | Durham Public Schools charging unconstitutional public school tax that keeps underprivileged kids out
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N.C. must diversify its teaching corps. Here’s one way to do it.
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Technical glitch fixed after stalling online classes across NC on first day of school
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