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WRAL releases poll in race for state superintendent
Just under 240 days ahead of the election on Nov. 5, Survey USA released a poll sponsored by WRAL, including a first look at the race for state superintendent between Michele Morrow and Mo Green.…

NC principals want their pay scale to go beyond school performance and size
Contents Not removing performance pay, but changing how it’s calculated Increasing principal retention What did lawmakers say? Two of North Carolina’s 2023 Regional Principals of the Year asked lawmakers during a House education reform meeting on Monday to revise the state’s plan for paying school principals.…

Child care solutions need to target most vulnerable communities, report argues
Child care is expensive and hard to come by for everyone. Local and statewide business leaders, advocates, philanthropists, and policymakers are asking how to solve that problem across the state.…

Perspective | In pursuit of liberation, we’re rethinking our relationship with the high-stakes model
A fleet of yellow school buses crowding the street announces the start of another school day. Uniformed students and overworked adults congregate in the cafeteria, waiting for their signal.…
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Celebrating arts and education across NC!
Shout out to these students in the George Moses Horton Middle School choir in Chatham County performing at DPI to celebrate arts in education month. More student performances to come throughout March.... Read the rest
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ICYMI | Celebrating all of the arts in our public schools
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The New FAFSA Is a Major Headache: Education Department promises FAFSA fixes by March 15
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Parent Poll: It’s the Economy — Not Culture Wars — Worrying Them & Cell Phones OK
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NC IN THE NEWS | English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents
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Title IX rules still behind. When will they be finalized?
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The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start
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A LOOMING PELL GRANT FUNDING CLIFF?