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What do Latinx education leaders need to thrive in North Carolina? A new report provides hope
LatinxEd, a nonprofit committed to investing in Latinx leadership to advance educational equity and opportunity in North Carolina, just released its Nuestra Esperanza report, which outlines how to build an ecosystem for Latinx education leadership to thrive across the state.…

School boards do not reflect student diversity: Latinos push for change
Editor’s Note: This article was first published by Enlace Latino NC. Without representation, Latino students in North Carolina may feel like no one is looking out for their interests.…

Perspective | The Paisley 7: How Wake Forest University athletes brought new life to a middle school literacy program
Over the past decade, I have written extensively about the impact of sports on secondary education settings. In the academic setting, I believe sports can provide opportunities for students to discuss, define, and interrogate the power and privilege of athletics in K-12 schools.…
The Editor’s Notes
If you aren’t following the work and leadership of LatinxEd, please read the articles today, but also take a look at the website, where you can follow them on social, sign up for their newsletter, download their reports, and more. To the whole team at LatinxEd, WOW — what a way to roll out a report!
Today is the first time we have republished content from Enlace Latino NC. Thank you Claudia Rivera Cotto for reaching out!
Here is the agenda for the meeting of the N.C. State Board of Education.
NC TOY will be announced tomorrow!
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The Education Department and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency created the council to coordinate federal, state, tribal and local efforts.<br /> <br /> ... Read the rest