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Using the ‘Black Genius’ framework to prevent exclusionary discipline in pre-K
Village of Wisdom (VoW) has been working to eliminate racial injustice in schools since 2014. Now they’re bringing their “Black Genius” framework to pre-K in an effort to halt the use of exclusionary discipline in early childhood education. …
Bill proposing governance overhaul of community college system moves forward
Contents Update, April 20 at 12:00 p.m. – The rules committee gave a favorable report to SB692 on Thursday morning. Now the bill must go before the Senate.…
General Assembly’s HBCU caucus hears from leaders of the NC10
Members of North Carolina’s 10 accredited historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) met with state senators and representatives on Tuesday, as the 10 accredited HBCUs in the state, or the NC10, celebrated a legislative day and addressed the legislature’s bipartisan, bicameral HBCU caucus.…
Perspective | Another strategy for teacher preparation
Teaching in the 21st century requires juggling the complexities of our revolving world. Being a transformational leader in the classroom means having the ability to coordinate and listen.…
The Editor’s Notes
There continues to be misinformation circulating about the presidential search for the community college system. We will keep you posted.
Several of you have reached out about the number of bills filed this week. On Tuesday, 163 bills were filed in the House. You can see the list here. You can see Chris Cooper’s graph in this tweet. Note House Bill 793, titled “Public School Open Enrollment.”
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CANTON | Legislative tour focuses on lingering flood impact
Nation will be in Canton on Friday and our team will be there all next week looking at the impact of the floods, the pandemic, and now the closing of the paper mill on schools, the community college, the region, and NC.... Read the rest
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Another state is going after tenure — this time, it’s North Carolina
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Judge: NC's unfunded education mandates total $677.8M
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County Map Book
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JAVAID SIDDIQI | A roadmap for advancing Latino higher education starts in North Carolina
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Moore County school board targets transgender kids in approving a local parents’ rights bill
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Let’s forge a new K–12 political coalition—without political extremists
