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Early results from the 2024 Teacher Working Conditions Survey are in. Here’s what teachers said
Contents Who took the survey? Retention and other survey highlights Professional development, time, and facilities What’s next? More than 100,000 North Carolina educators took the updated 2024 Teachers Working Conditions Survey, with roughly eight out of 10 respondents saying they plan to continue teaching at their current school next year.…
N.C. school districts, DPI push for more career planning for students
Contents The importance of partnerships Student panel on career exploration What’s next? More than 150 K-12 education leaders from across North Carolina convened in Durham on April 23 for the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) first career planning success summit.…
MerleFest 2024 brings Old Crow Medicine Show, Lukas Nelson
Contents MerleFest history The morphing of MerleFest Rural-serving institutions and partnerships Music, moments, and memories MerleFest artists in photos MerleFest, an internationally-renowned music festival, wrapped Sunday, April 28 with main stage performances by Lukas Nelson + POTR and Nickel Creek.…
The Editor’s Notes
The PCS to clear the Opportunity Scholarship waitlist was adopted yesterday in Senate Appropriations with a voice vote. It is on the Senate calendar today. The Senate convenes at 10am. Here is the AP’s article and here is WUNC’s article.
Here is the NEA data referenced in the committee meeting yesterday. Here is Sen. Mike Lee’s op-ed, also referenced during the committee meeting.
The N.C. State Board of Education meets today. Here is the agenda.
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Speakers pointed to federal funding streams that districts can tap into to improve school facilities while making them more climate-friendly.... Read the rest
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2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People
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2 execs explain issues that businesses are addressing at CMS
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We Have to Challenge the Community College Stigma
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NCHSAA board of directors adopts major change to state’s high school sports landscape
