Tomorrow is Election Day | North Carolina is one of just four states that has a race for chief state school officer (state superintendent) on the ballot tomorrow, and the only state that does not have an incumbent and is guaranteed a new chief. If you’re heading to the polls tomorrow, check out our voter’s guide on the races that matter most to education: state superintendent, governor, and lieutenant governor.
State Board of Education | The State Board of Education’s Executive Committee will meet today in a called session via conference call at 2:30 p.m. to consider cohort 1 recommendations for the NC Education Corps. The meeting agenda is available here and a link to audio access is available here.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the full State Board of Education will meet for its regular monthly meeting. The agendas for this meeting and executive summaries are available here.
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