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Legislative roundup | Will all students go back to school buildings?
One piece of big education news this week is the passage of legislation that would require all traditional public schools to bring students back to the classroom in some form or fashion.…
UNC president Peter Hans supports common course numbers for UNC System, raising out-of-state cap for HBCUs
UNC System President Peter Hans gave a keynote at the North Carolina Community College System’s 2021 virtual conference on Monday, Feb.…
Perspective | Post-pandemic, the need for wider education — and hope
In North Carolina, as in the United States, fewer than half of working-age adults hold a degree beyond a high school diploma.…
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IEI virtual forum | This week, the Institute for Emerging Issues held a four-day virtual convening titled ReCONNECT for the Future. Read this Twitter thread for updates from the final day.
Grants for cybersecurity | Cyberattacks – including ransomware – have evolved continuously over the years, moving from consumer targets to businesses to local governments and now schools. IBM launched the Education Security Preparedness Grant to help U.S. public K-12 schools better prepare for growing cyberattacks. A total of six grants, valued at $500,000 each ($3 million in total), will be awarded in 2021.
Grants will be issued as services performed by IBM Service Corps teams. (IBM Service Corps is a social impact program that develops IBM leaders, while contributing IBM talent and technology to local communities and non-profit organizations). These IBMers will provide services including developing incident response plans, offering basic cybersecurity training, and implementing strategic communication plans to use in response to a cyber incident.
If your school district is interested in applying for one of these grants, you can do so now until March 21, 2020 by clicking here.
Need to know
State Accountability Systems in the COVID Era and Beyond
States face considerable uncertainty about how to meet federal and state accountability requirements for this school year and beyond. This brief presents a set of ideas and themes to begin to inform those challenges.... Read the rest
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Nonprofit taps 7 rural colleges to improve student success
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NCDHHS to continue to provide extra help buying food for approximately 860,000 children through P-EBT
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Starting My Teaching Day at 3:30 PM and Sharing Friday Movie Nights With My Students: Bringing Joy To Remote Learning in Rural North Carolina
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NC LEADERS TALK ACROSS DIFFERENCE ABOUT HOW TO BEST ADDRESS K-12 EDUCATION NEEDS DURING COVID-19
