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Pivoting to the future: Feeding students during and after the pandemic

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | February 19, 2021

When school buildings closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school nutrition departments across North Carolina pivoted quickly. Within just 48 hours, they rolled out new ways of offering meals to students, from curbside pickup to delivery on...

Personnel changes, legislative priorities shape N.C. Community College State Board meeting

by Michael Taffe | February 19, 2021

The North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges met on Feb. 18 and 19. Here’s what you need to know: Personnel changes Mary Shuping, who has served as director of government relations since 2012, announced she would be transitioning away...

Perspective | What’s next for child care? What states are learning in the COVID-19 crisis

by Hunt Institute Staff | February 22, 2021

State leaders know that child care is an essential support to keep parents working, communities thriving, and their economies humming. High-quality care also promotes school readiness. But this essential industry is currently reeling from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Need to know

• From the Board Room

  N.C. State Board of Education | February 19, 2021

• Student? Teacher? Both. ‘Zero regrets’ for first-time teachers in CMS during COVID

  The Charlotte Observer | February 19, 2021

• Ensuring Homeless Students Are Seen During a Pandemic

  Education Week | February 17, 2021

• Why NC has $4 billion to spare despite the pandemic, and where the money might go

  The News & Observer | February 18, 2021

• After Almost A Year, CMS Middle And High Schools Return To Classrooms

  WFAE | February 22, 2021

• Restoring part of Charlotte’s Black history centers on saving a Jim Crow-era school

  The Charlotte Observer | February 19, 2021

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