After the State Health Plan’s Board of Trustees voted to allow salary-based premiums earlier this year, Board members recently began discussing what possible changes to the plan could look like.…
Over 250 apprenticeship stakeholders gathered in Durham March 10-11 for the 2025 ApprenticeshipNC Conference. The two-day event provided opportunities for leaders to “share best practices and explore strategies to expand North Carolina’s labor market through Registered Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs,” a press release says. …
No school wants to gamble with their students’ futures. But when teacher shortages loom — with educators leaving the profession and fewer graduates opting to make the classroom their career — schools confront tough odds.…
Are school districts that face a shortage of qualified teacher-leaders simply stuck? For districts using Opportunity Culture strategic staffing models, not anymore.…
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Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity
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The Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity is excited to continue the legacy of Dr. Dudley E. Flood, its namesake, in the creation of a new resource outlining proactive steps we as a state can take to address current challenges to ensuring equity, access, and opportunity for students.…
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A new study from Brown University’s Annenberg Institute says, “Community colleges are a critical component of the U.S. higher education system, providing access to students from traditionally underserved communities. However, enduring challenges to completion stemming from educational, economic, and social inequities persist. Building on prior work that examines barriers to student success and their relationship to student outcomes, this descriptive study examines the relationship between students’ time utilization, engagement with campus resources, financial and mental well-being, with academic persistence.” Take a look.
Moody's Ratings has revised its outlook for the U.S. higher education sector from stable to negative, citing recent and potential federal policy changes that have created a more difficult operating environment for colleges...
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