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Educators, tell NC leaders what it’s like to do your job in this year’s Teacher Working Conditions Survey

by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto | March 2, 2026

A survey allowing educators to report their working conditions opened Monday. The state Department of Public Instruction (DPI), working with the nonprofit Academic Development Institute, will be administering the biennial NC Teacher Working Conditions (NCTWC) Survey through March 31. According...

High expectations in two languages: How North Newton’s dual immersion model is driving literacy growth

by Amy Rhyne | March 2, 2026

At North Newton Elementary School, dual immersion is not a program tucked inside a master schedule. It is the foundation of the school’s culture. As a K-5 global school implementing the 50-50 dual immersion model, students learn in both English...

Dismantling Department of Education could worsen inequities for students with disabilities, researchers say

by Staff | March 2, 2026

The national shortage of special education teachers and inequities affecting students with disabilities could worsen due to the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, according to the Education Law Center (ELC). During a Feb. 25 webinar, education researchers, advocates,...

Duke, Durham Tech launch guaranteed transfer pathway for engineering students

by Ryan Kilgallen and Seyun Park | March 2, 2026

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by The Chronicle. It is republished here with permission. The Duke community might just be getting a little bigger.  The university is close to finalizing an agreement with Durham Technical Community College to...

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• Pioneering Community College Leader Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail Passes Away

  EDULedger | March 2, 2026

• Honoring the Legacy of Jo Ann Norris

  The Public School Forum of NC | February 26, 2026

• Solidarity with DAE

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2026

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