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New rankings released for elementary, middle, and high schools in North Carolina
The U.S. News & World Report released its updated lists ranking public North Carolina elementary, middle, and high schools for 2024.…
U.S. Department of Ed releases playbook on student cellphone use
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a new resource, Planning Together: A Playbook for Student Personal Device Policies, which education leaders can use to design policies for use of cellphones and other personal devices in schools alongside educators, students, parents, and caregivers, according to a press release.…
School buses came to the rescue for a hurricane-battered health company and the parents who work there
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education. It was 5:45 a.m. when three buses with “McDowell County Schools” painted on their sides rumbled through the mist into the gravel lot at Sandy Andrews Park.…
Perspective | Community colleges teach by example in times of crisis
On the evening of Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene was barreling toward Western North Carolina. Our Blue Ridge Community College campuses were uncharacteristically dark and, to be frank, no one expected what our entire region was about to encounter.…
The Editor’s Notes
The N.C. State Board of Education is meeting this week. Here is the agenda for Wednesday and Thursday.
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Transgender Care for Minors Faces Supreme Court Test
"The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether a Tennessee law denying some kinds of medical care to transgender youth runs afoul of the Constitution."... Read the rest
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Education Department promotes expanded use of behavior assessments
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How a Supreme Court Case on Vaping Stands to Impact Schools
