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Legislative roundup | Who gets to decide how COVID-19 relief is spent?

by Alex Granados, Michael Taffe and Liz Bell | March 5, 2021

This week, the General Assembly passed a bill allocating federal COVID-19 relief to a variety of things, including public education. The bill is on its way to Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature or veto.  The legislation includes more than...

Stagnant rate for funding pre-K slots ‘creates complications’ in Greene County

by Liz Bell | March 5, 2021

Tammy King has worked with children at Greene County Schools Pre-K Center for 29 years. Vanguler Morgan, a teacher assistant in the same classroom, has taught for 23. “They’re like sponges; they soak it all in,” King said as she...

Perspective | North Carolina’s missing ingredient for education excellence

by Zack Kaplan | March 8, 2021

Like many millennials, I’ve tried my hand at some baking in these quarantine times. And while I am naturally more of a renegade than a recipe-reader in the kitchen, I have learned the hard way that there are some ingredients...

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The Editor’s Notes

Classroom Connection lessons will air on PBS NC at 8 AM and 9 AM on weekday mornings, with math lessons on Mondays, literacy lessons on Tuesdays, and repeat lessons on Thursdays and Fridays. Click here to see the schedule for March 1-12.

Need to know

• How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economy

  Washington Post | March 5, 2021

• International Women’s Day reflections on leading for an equal future in a COVID-19 world

  Brookings | March 5, 2021

• Hunger-Free Campus Bills Have New Urgency

  Inside Higher Ed | March 5, 2021

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