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Teaching kids to read: A chapter closes at the state level, a chapter begins in one local district
Early last year, a concerted push began at the state level to transform reading instruction in North Carolina. Leaders within the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and members of the State Board of Education had a vision.…

Perspective | Mebane Foundation grant expands Reach Out and Read Program in Davie County medical practices
Anyone who has ever looked into the eyes of a child entranced by the soothing cadence of Goodnight Moon knows that shared reading is magical.…
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In rural North Carolina, COVID-19 skepticism meets surging case counts and deaths
Numbers have long played a leading role in the story of the novel coronavirus — the number of positive cases and their percentage among those tested; the number of deaths; the demographic breakdowns... Read the rest
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Education Groups Urge CDC to Prioritize Teachers, School Staff for Coronavirus Vaccine
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Four Steps to Effective and Cost-Effective Special Education
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CDC Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine Periods. Here's What That Means for Schools