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Legislative roundup | Summer program to address COVID-19 learning gap moves closer to reality
It was an interesting week for North Carolina education, with a lot of movement around mandatory summer learning programs as well as a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions on public school sports.…

Perspective | Hope vies with worry in a ‘tele-everything’ world
How might the “new normal” brought about by the COVID-19 contagion influence the lives of Americans in 2025? The Pew Research Center and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University asked “915 innovators, developers, business and policy leaders, researchers and activists” to respond to a series of questions designed to capture their current thinking on near-term significant societal changes.…
The Editor’s Notes
The State Board of Education will meet remotely Wednesday and Thursday, March 3 and 4, for its regular monthly meeting. The agendas for this meeting and executive summaries are available online.
This #nced playlist on Spotify is curated by Jeff McDaris, the superintendent in Transylvania County Schools. Take a listen.
From EdNC’s Alli Lindenberg, here are your podcasts for the weekend:
EdLeader Podcast – Measuring the Impact of Effective Principals featuring Dr. Anna Egalite
In the latest episode of EdLeader, Dr. Jackson sits down with Dr. Anna Egalite to discuss the Impact of Effective Principals.
What Starts Here Changes Everything – Creative & Equitable Communication to Engage with Families
The most commonly discussed topic right now among teachers is how to engage their students in online learning. This is a critical discussion but when it comes to the idea of engagement, we also have to consider how we are engaging our families. This episode features two Wake County Public School staff members that share their experiences and expertise about family engagement.
Beginning Teachers Wednesday – Episode Twelve – Deprogramming Educational Norms
Host Jen Hawkins sits down with Victoria Thompson to discuss her experiences as a beginning teacher, their experiences with deprogramming educational norms, and how beginning teachers can work to create equitable STEM programs.
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WATCH | ReConnectNC Forum
ICYMI, take the weekend and make your way through the most recent forum, ReConnect for the Future, inspiring individuals and communities to come together to address the biggest challenges we face as a state.... Read the rest