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3/10/2023

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NC’s Beginning Teacher of the Year Natalia Mejia calls for change
by Mebane Rash |
Natalia Mejia, a teacher at CC Griffin STEM Middle School in Cabarrus County Schools, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2023 Empower NC Beginning Teacher of the Year (BTOY) last night, according to a...

A coalition for those who care about school meals
by Mebane Rash |
School Meals for All is a coalition that believes “no child should go hungry and every child in every public school in North Carolina should have access to breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to their families.” One in six children in North...

Relationships are at the root of personalized learning for this NC school
by Derick Lee |
Claremont Elementary School in Catawba County Schools welcomed educators, community members, and N.C. Department of Public Instruction representatives to their Equity and Excellence Expo on Feb. 22. One is too many According to Assistant Principal Katie Lunsford, combing through school...

Perspective | For educators’ pay and more, ‘we have the money’
by Ferrel Guillory |
“We have the money this year and next to fund the plan,” Gov. Roy Cooper declared in his final, and surely his strongest, State of the State address to the General Assembly. The Democratic governor urged the Republican legislative majority...

The Editor’s Notes

BEST NC released a new comprehensive report on the history, structure, and status of teacher pay in North Carolina. It is worth a read. To kick off the conversation I hope this report sparks, I have excerpted the parts of the report I find most interesting and important. Take a look.

The Learning Differences Programme is seeking a programme officer to join the Oak Foundation team in Chapel Hill. Here is more information.

The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) met Thursday. They heard a presentation on microcredentials and made a recommendation to amend licensure testing requirements. You can see the agenda and meeting documents here.

Board Chair Van Dempsey also discussed a letter he received from Governor Roy Cooper “to highlight the positive impact that the Pathways proposal could have on teacher diversity and to identify opportunities to align the professional pathways structures more closely with DRIVE Task Force Recommendations.” The “Pathways proposal” is the licensure and teacher pay reform proposal being worked on by the State Board of Education and PEPSC. The letter will be discussed more extensively at PEPSC’s April meeting. Read that letter here. 
You can watch the PEPSC meeting here. 

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a teacher? If so, our colleagues at TeachNC are offering scholarships that reimburse application costs up to $100 and award $1,500 to apply to an Educator Prep Program! Here is more information. Applications are due March 31.

Here is your playlist for the weekend from your favorite mountain philosopher, Superintendent Jeff McDaris.

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Featured Read

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

 US Department of Education | March 9, 2023

Cardona says the President's budget would invest in academic success, teacher pipeline, career readiness, postsecondary success, and global engagement. Read the rest

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Mebane Rash

Mebane Rash is the CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC.