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‘It is and always should be job #1 to try and get our compensation for teachers at a more professional level’
On Monday, March 25, 2024, the House Select Committee on Education Reform considered and approved a draft report to the legislature based on the six meetings they have held since the long session.…
In first round, 13,511 Opportunity Scholarship offers sent to low-income families
The N.C. State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) has notified the families of 13,511 students that they have been offered an Opportunity Scholarship for the 2024-25 school year, according to a press release.…
Leadership award for aspiring superintendents announced
Each year, the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA) and the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD) announce the recipients of the Dr.…
How five states are stepping up to alleviate the child care crisis
As the pandemic-era federal funding that propped up child care runs out — and the hope for Build Back Better becomes a memory — states are finding their own ways to cope with the ongoing crisis. …
The Editor’s Notes
The N.C. State Board of Education meets this week. Here is the agenda for Wednesday. Here is the agenda for Thursday.
Gov. Cooper released this video last week in support of public schools. Here is our map of the schools he has visited to raise awareness of the importance of public schools and investment in public schools.
Go Pack! Read more about NC State’s “charmed March to Final Four!”
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Tucked into the $1.2 trillion spending law Congress cleared last week was an additional $1 billion for a single year for child care and early education programs
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MARK ROBINSON | “Our education budget is fine right where it is. We don’t need more dollars, we need to redirect dollars. We need to redirect dollars from bureaucracy.”
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How a North Carolina community college is making school more accessible for student parents
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Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere
