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Teaching and Learning Hubs: A new professional development model for N.C. community colleges

by Emily Thomas | February 27, 2023

North Carolina is home to 58 community colleges, making it the third largest system in the country based on the number of colleges.…

Creating a sense of pride in Cherokee culture for students in Jackson County

by Cheyenne McNeill | February 27, 2023

“Osiyo.”  This is how Robert Eldridge greets his classes at Smokey Mountain Elementary School in Whittier, NC.  In Cherokee, “Osiyo” means “Hello.” …

Perspective | The state wants to help students pay for college. Many don’t know it

by Andrea Poole | February 27, 2023

Many North Carolinians are concerned about the cost of college. In its recent review of the state’s educational attainment efforts, myFutureNC reports that “nearly 2 in 3 prospective students identify cost as a top barrier to (college) enrollment.”…

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The Editor’s Notes

Gov. Cooper will visit Wilburn Elementary School to celebrate Read Across America Week, which is being observed March 2-6.

The N.C. State Board of Education meets this week. Here is the agenda for Wednesday, and here is the agenda for Thursday.

Need to know

• Charlotte-area school districts are ignoring NC calendar law. Will there be consequences?

  The Charlotte Observer | February 27, 2023

• State opens 'first of its kind' school safety training facility with plans to expand

  ABC13 | February 24, 2023

• PROOF POINTS: Taking stock of tutoring

  The Hechinger Report | February 27, 2023

• Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.

  The New York Times | February 25, 2023

• The Stakes Are Only Getting Higher For Pandemic School Aid Spending

  Forbes | February 7, 2023

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