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What benefits and supports do teachers have in North Carolina?
Contents Parental leave policy Support for beginning teachers Advanced teachers, supplemental funds, bonuses Retirement benefits In North Carolina, there were 90,638 teachers employed in public schools during the 2022-23 school year, according to recent data from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).…
Discussion guide for EdNC’s book on public education in North Carolina
As a recent expansion of school choice is implemented in North Carolina and the race for superintendent of public instruction garners national attention, EdNC has published a book titled “North Carolina’s Choice: Why our public schools matter.”…
Collaboration takes center stage at Asheboro High School
After the final bows, Savannah Harn, Karol Morales-Leon, Sam De La Vega, and Zoe Glover jump up and down center stage.…
Conference highlights apprenticeships in North Carolina
ApprenticeshipNC, a program through the North Carolina Community College System, hosted its annual conference in mid-April to host employers, apprentices, and other stakeholders to learn more about best practices and strategies for apprenticeship programs.
NC STEM Center e-Update: 2024 SMT Awards, Kenan Fellows, Teacher Week and G-Force
Twice a month the NC STEM Center provides an e-update on what’s happening in STEM, and their latest edition is now available.…
The Editor’s Notes
I’ll be delivering the commencement address for Haywood Early College tonight at 7 p.m. The amazing Robert Kinlaw and I will premiere a short documentary titled, “This Is Possible.” Please join us. It will be streamed here.
Nation Hahn had the opportunity to work with Blue Cross NC on their Extra Miles Tour, driving toward an ambitious goal of visiting all 100 counties. Along the way, we were able to share with them the unique challenges our communities face and highlight those working on the front lines to improve the health, education, and the well-being of all of the people that call North Carolina home. The report is out, and it is a powerful reminder that while each county in our state might work in different ways, together we are all moving toward the same goal of a stronger North Carolina.
Thank you to the SMT Center for honoring the work of EdNC. Here is the video. “This work is not about us. It’s about the educators and the students they serve — these students who will go on to be the workers of tomorrow and these educators who are showing up in these polarized and politicized times. We show up to make sure their voices are heard and they are seen.” The video highlights the excellence of our public schools. This one focuses on the amazing Greene County Schools, which provides a STEM pathway from kindergarten through graduation!
It’s been a big week for the EdNC team. Our book is the #1 new release on Amazon in early childhood education. Today we released the discussion guide for the book, along with a gift card incentive for reading the book in groups — from book clubs to PLCs to Sunday School, from summer reading for schools and districts to convocation when we come back to school. We hope you will read, talk, and think together about our public schools and the role they play in local economies around the state.
Here is your playlist for the weekend courtesy of Jeff McDaris.
To our educators, thank you from all of us this week and every week.
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