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How should school grades be calculated? Working group has its final meeting
Superintendent Catherine Truitt has a post-it note on her computer that says, “Is it still worth doing?” The work to reform the school performance grades, she said, is so important because what gets measured gets done, and what we measure needs to be indicative of school quality and student success.…
State superintendent speaks on importance of NCCAT oversight to lawmakers
Update, Feb. 8, 3:30 p.m.: The bill passed the House 75-42. A House education committee Tuesday gave favorable approval to a bill that would put the state superintendent in charge of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) and have the executive director of the organization report directly to her. …
Public School Forum’s annual Eggs & Issues event focuses on teacher pay and recruitment
North Carolina was recently named the number one state for business in the country, but the state is at the bottom of another important list, Public School Forum of North Carolina Executive Director Mary Ann Wolf said.…
Perspective | The power of early colleges: Innovative practices
Innovation has become a buzzword in education, but for early college high schools, innovation is literally their middle name. Early college high schools are a part of the Cooperative Innovative High School (CIHS) model established by the state in 2003 to expand access to high-quality instruction and college programming in a supportive, small group environment for students whom research indicates can benefit most from the approach.…
The Editor’s Notes
The N.C. State Board meets today. Alex Granados will be there for EdNC.
HEADS UP TO OUR SUPERINTENDENTS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS | At 11:35 there will be a presentation at the state board meeting on CCP and CIHS about a report headed to the legislature. Here is a link to the presentation and here is a link to the draft report.
Senate Bill 49, titled Parents’ Bill of Rights, was filed yesterday. Tune in at 10:30am to listen to a press conference with Sen. Michael Lee and Sen. Amy Galey and then it will be heard in the Senate’s education/higher education committee meeting at 11am. Hannah McClellan will be covering it for EdNC. Follow her on Twitter @HannerMcClellan.
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The Urgency of Black History: A Collection
The initial point of the commemoration of Black History Month was to be a stopgap until Black history was fully infused within curricula.... Read the rest
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What Can We Expect in the 2023 Legislative Sessions?
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A front-row seat to North Carolina’s juvenile sentencing reform
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The pandemic robbed thousands of children of parents. Many aren’t getting the help they need
