I was planning to pause EdDaily for the holidays today, but I am expecting a few things to bubble up next week that we will need to let you know about. So stay tuned and watch your inbox.
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Most of you still have a few days to go with our students before you sign off for the holidays, but I hope you get a chance to breathe and reflect over the break. From Superintendent Jeff McDaris, here is an updated playlist for you to enjoy!
The State Board of Community Colleges meets today. Here is the agenda.
Shout out to the author of our perspective today, Jake Patterson. I met Jake on our blitz of the Great 58. A public school graduate from the Henderson County Public Schools, Jake took CCP classes at Blue Ridge Community College before becoming a Morehead-Cain Scholar at UNC where he is researching public policy and now publishing on EdNC.
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