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State Board of Education recap: Parent Advisory Commission update, legislative priorities, and more
The State Board of Education met this week, tackling and hearing about all sorts of topics, including an update on state Superintendent Catherine Truitt’s Parent Advisory Commission.…
State Board hears report on using FTE for school funding
The State Board of Education reviewed a report to the General Assembly showing how the state could possibly use full-time equivalency (FTE) as a way of funding schools.…
Johnson C. Smith University: Where a gold(en) blueprint guides change
Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is “a private liberal arts university with proud HBCU traditions.” Founded in 1867 in Charlotte, today it serves 1,040 students with 23 degree-seeking programs.…
Perspective | For public schools, three big purposes in an anxious time
We early Baby Boomers made our journey through elementary, middle, and high school during the 1950s and ’60s. Our education took place in the context of the civil rights movement and the Cold War, as well as the race to space between the United States and the Soviet Union.…
The Editor’s Notes
After recessing its meeting yesterday, the State Board of Education announced it will reconvene today, Friday, April 8, at 3:30 p.m. to conclude its business from the previous day. The meeting will be held virtually and will be audio streamed via the Department of Public Instruction’s YouTube channel. EdNC’s Alex Granados is on it. Here is his recap of what’s happened so far this week at the board meeting, an update on the teacher licensure model, and a look at the State Board’s report to the legislature on moving from ADM to FTE.
EdNC is visiting all 10 HBCUs across North Carolina. Take a look at my visit to Johnson C. Smith University earlier this week.
Superintendent Jeff McDaris has updated our playlist for the weekend. You can check it out here on Spotify.
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Bills Eligible for Consideration by the General Assembly during the 2022 Regular Session of the 2021
The short session will convene on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 12:00 P.M. Here you can see what can be taken up.... Read the rest
