2/17/2023
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Commission approves recommendations on how to pilot teacher licensure and pay reform
The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) approved recommendations on how to pilot proposed teacher licensure and pay reform on Thursday. These recommendations now go to the State Board of Education for the next step of what PEPSC Chair...
Institute for Emerging Issues forum talks solving North Carolina’s workforce supply issue
N.C. State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) hosted their annual forum this week, spotlighting how the state can address the labor shortage and meaningfully engage workers. This year’s theme – Talent First Economics – centered on putting people at...
EdExplainer: Using the Child Care Statistical Report to learn about licensed child care in majority-Black counties
Each month, the state’s Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) releases a report more than 800 pages long detailing enrollment in licensed child care sites across North Carolina. Using the January 2023 report, EdNC looked at data for...
Regional principals of the year announced
The regional Wells Fargo state principals of the year have been announced. From among them, the state will pick the 2023 North Carolina principal of the year. The current principal of the year is Patrick Greene of Greene Central High...
Perspective | Another long-ballot election risky for education
North Carolina is a long-ballot state. Every fourth year, the state imposes on its voters the heavy duty of deciding elections for a lengthy list of federal, state, and local public offices. Now, the General Assembly considers whether to add...
Perspective | The value of adjunct teachers
I am an adjunct mathematics teacher at two different higher education schools: a major state university and a large, well-respected community college. Prior to this, I had a 30-year experience in industry as an engineer and manager with IBM. I...
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From Superintendent Jeff McDaris, here is your playlist for the weekend.
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ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTS | Allenbrook sheds low-performing label through academic focus, extra hours and fun
“This is my protest,” she said. “Making sure that all children have access not just to a free and appropriate education, not just to an adequate education, but to an education that catapults them into places of excellence. Read the rest
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NEW REPORT | TRANSFORMING THE TEACHER ROLE
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Foxx Says She Won’t Support Democrats’ ‘Top-Down’ Teacher Pay Plan
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