Mental and emotional health challenges are increasing among North Carolina high school students, particularly those who identify as female, lesbian, gay, or bisexual, according to the 2021 NC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the first since the pandemic began. “This is...
Gov. Roy Cooper’s new commission to study public university governance met for the first time on Wednesday, Dec. 14 to discuss university governance history and context and lay out next steps and meeting dates. The 15-member commission, co-chaired by former UNC System...
Over the past three months, our team from the Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) project at Appalachian State University has been traversing western North Carolina and engaging with over 300 middle school educators in their classrooms. With research funding from the...
The American Teacher Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, presenting an opportunity to revitalize teacher pay nationwide. The legislation, drafted by the nonprofit Teacher Salary Project and U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, comes in response...
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — With grape juice and Chex Mix at hand, and their little sister busy coloring nearby, Jenashia and Nevaeh Aponte settled down at a table with Sara Rubio, their “pod leader.”...
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