At 4pm, Gov. Cooper will host a reception honoring Black History Month and North Carolina’s Black teachers and educators.
Our colleagues at LatinxEd have opened up the 2024 application cycle of the LatinxEd Fellowship, a powerful learning community for Latinx youth and adult leaders who are eager to lead positive, transformational change in education across North Carolina! Please share and spread the word. The final deadline to apply is Monday, March 11th. You can learn more about it at https://latinxed.org/fellowship/
The 2024 Yass Prize application is live! The $1 million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless (STOP) education is considered the Pulitzer of Education Innovation. This year, 50 schools/organizations will be chosen as Semifinalists for the Yass Prize, each earning a minimum of $200,000, and every applicant and awardee will be welcomed into the bold and entrepreneurial community of members. Learn more and apply by 4/18 here.
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