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. The Board also weighed in on a potential new plan for teacher licensure,...
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. State Board Vice Chair Alan Duncan set up the discussion by talking...
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. The university motto is “Sit Lux” or “let there be light,”...
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...
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.
