4/26/2022
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Ask & Answer | Why aren’t teachers seeing state-funded supplements in their paycheck?
A reader asked EdNC about state-funded supplements for teachers. They said that a chart published by EdNC showed that teachers in their district would receive a certain supplement from the state, but their district payroll department said the actual number...
Why universal school meals expiring would be ‘devastating’ for this school district
Kim Cullipher became the school nutrition director for Perquimans County Schools one week before the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools in March 2020. Back then, the nutrition department faced challenges due to a large amount of unpaid school meal debt —...
Perspective | Virtual Schools Network: A collaboration between the Friday Institute & NCVirtual
Over the past several years, districts throughout North Carolina have opened virtual schools to provide educational options for students and their families. Various models have emerged based on the needs of each unique community. In some cases, virtual schools provide...
The Editor’s Notes
The House Select Committee on an Education System for North Carolina’s Future held a meeting last night in Morehead City. Colin Campbell with the NC Tribune reminds us this morning there is a May 1 deadline for an interim report to the House. Campbell reports that the chairman, Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston, said changes to teacher compensation, end-of-grade testing, and discipline policies are being considered. Check out the NC Tribune here.
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Hunt-Lee Commission Final Report
"Part of what impressed me about the Hunt-Lee Commission’s report, released Monday, is that many of its action items are concrete and specific," said Colin Campbell in the NC Tribune. Read the rest
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ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTS | A bipartisan panel calls for changes in North Carolina's public education system
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Hunt-Lee Commission outlines 'consensus opportunities' to improve NC education from age 0 to college
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Blue-ribbon panel makes NC education recommendations
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Hunt-Lee Commission Press Release
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