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Teaching and Learning Hubs: A new professional development model for N.C. community colleges
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
“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
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.”…
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
NC IN THE NEWS | US has a teacher shortage. HBCUs are helping to change that
HBCUs play an outsize role in producing teachers of color in the U.S., where only 7% of teachers are Black, compared with 15% of students.... Read the rest
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Charlotte-area school districts are ignoring NC calendar law. Will there be consequences?
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State opens 'first of its kind' school safety training facility with plans to expand
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PROOF POINTS: Taking stock of tutoring
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Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.
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The Stakes Are Only Getting Higher For Pandemic School Aid Spending