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How N.C.’s dual enrollment program elevates students, families, and the state
Contents What is Career and College Promise? What does Career and College Promise do for students, families, and the state? Funding model as a key to success Partnership and proximity Other challenges and barriers to access Modeling equity for the state Moving the needle Highlights Career and College Promise is designed to connect students to college and career goals, whether they intend to transfer or go directly into the workforce after high school graduation.North…

Perspective | New online tools provide snapshot of NC early childhood landscape
The full Pathways Action Map and the Pathways Data Dashboard, its companion tool, are now accessible. The map provides detailed information about initiatives across the state whose work advances a shared vision where all North Carolina children, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, are reading on grade-level by the end of third grade, while the data dashboard includes data on more than 60 measures of child development that research shows influence third-grade reading scores.…
The Editor’s Notes
The N.C. Tribune notes this morning, “As of Monday afternoon, legislators had introduced six bills — five in the House and one in the Senate — that seek relief from the current Aug. 26 start date to the school year that’s embedded in state law. Two House proposals would have statewide effect, and one of those — House Bill 86 — numbers Speaker Pro Tem Sarah Stevens, R-Surry, and the Republican co-chairs of the chamber’s Education K-12 committee among its 50 sponsors.”
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