3/23/2021
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The Canopy Project: A look at innovation in our schools and in our system
Long before COVID-19, EducationNC was interested in innovation. More specifically, we were interested in when innovation bubbles up from our classrooms and our schools versus when “innovation” is pushed into our classrooms and our schools by a district or the...
Enrollment is down at many community colleges across the state. Here’s why.
Kelli McKenzie is a student at Haywood Community College. “I work full time and I go to school full time. I am a mom too – a single mom,” she told us in February. McKenzie received a hot spot from...
Listen | ‘One day at a time’ is how this community college president led her campus through its most unprecedented year yet
Last March, my colleague Molly Osborne and I visited Haywood Community College for the first time. During our drive to campus, the reality of COVID-19 swept across the state. Though we didn’t know it at the time, this would be...
Perspective | Ensuring all NC students read on grade level by 3rd grade
The following is Mary Ann Wolf’s “Final Word” from the March 19, 2021 broadcast of Education Matters: “The science of reading and building literacy schools for children.” A child who is not reading on grade level by third grade is...
The Editor’s Notes
The State Board of Education will meet remotely, via conference call, on Thursday, March 25, at 3 p.m, regarding legislative considerations for reopening K-12 public schools and to consider approval of a contract exceeding $500,000.
The meeting agenda is available online and includes a link to audio access for the meeting.
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FCC NEEDS COMMENTS | EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND DEVICES TO ADDRESS THE HOMEWORK GAP DURING THE PANDEMIC
Comments due April 5 on the rules to distribute A LOT of money to schools and libraries for the purchase of eligible equipment and advanced telecommunications and information services for use by students, school staff Read the rest
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Family Wellbeing Survey
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Freshman rep takes up decade-long push for mountain college
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Budgets Take Shape Amid Questions On How Many NC Students Will Return To Public Schools
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