3/11/2024
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DPI to focus on math, literacy, low-performing schools this short session
Staff from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) presented on several of the department’s short session priorities at Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting, including efforts concerning math, literacy, and low-performing schools. The short session begins on April 24. DPI’s...
Black teachers are less likely to refer Black boys to special education, study finds
For Black male students, being matched with educators who look like them means more than ever. A new study found that Black male elementary school students are less likely to be placed in special education if they have Black teachers....
At ISLA Los Sábados, Latine students belong
As 9:30 a.m. approaches on the first Saturday in March, the parking lot of St. Thomas More Catholic School in Chapel Hill is bustling with families. Little kids run from minivans to the school’s entrance. Big kids rub the sleep...
NC STEM Center e-Update: NC EAST, The Science House, GEMS and New PD opportunities
Twice a month the NC STEM Center provides an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and their latest edition is now available.
Andy MacCracken named NC AHEC’s new director for NC Center on the Workforce for Health
The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) recently announced the first full-time director for the NC Center on the Workforce for Health (the Center). Andy MacCrackken joined the team in February and will help lead the Center in...
Perspective | Offering supportive responses for children’s challenging behaviors
This Perspective was originally published as a blog post for the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation on October 26, 2023. High rates of exclusion from early care and learning environments is the result of policy in(action) and can be reduced...
Perspective | Greensboro aims to lead North Carolina — and maybe even the nation — in family-friendly workplaces
What makes a city a great place to live, work, and raise a family? That’s a core question that Action Greensboro has been pursuing since its inception more than 20 years ago, and it still drives us to take new...
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Did Tricia Cotham party switch sink Pat Cotham’s campaign? How incumbent lost primary
Democratic strategists say Democratic voters were punishing longtime Mecklenburg County Commissioner Pat Cotham for her daughter’s high-profile party switch when they ousted her from office on Tuesday. Read the rest
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