5/22/2026
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Blue Ribbon Commission | Lessons for North Carolina in Mississippi’s education climb
Rachel Canter wants North Carolina legislators and education policymakers to know that Mississippi’s two-decade vault to the top in fourth grade test scores did not result solely from a literacy initiative with phonics at its core. “Our story is bigger...
Amendment to elect State Board of Education members passes House committee, and more from the legislature
House Bill 144, which aims to amend the North Carolina Constitution to make non-Council of State State Board of Education (SBE) seats elected, four-year term positions, passed the House Education – K-12 Committee on Tuesday. If the bill passes and...
Perspective | NC Community College System President Jeff Cox shares parting advice
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from N.C. Community College System President Jeff Cox’s address to the State Board of Community Colleges on May 15, 2026. Ahead of his retirement on June 30, these remarks were the last time...
Perspective | Where teachers become leaders: Celebrating 26 years of the Kenan Fellows Program
“I’m like the kid who graduated high school and never went away.” This is my one-liner when introducing myself professionally and explaining my connection to the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP). In 2011, I was a fourth-year science...
NC STEM Center e-Update: NCPoY, UNCP, CS, AI, SSEP, and Building Microscopes
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
From Jeff McDaris: “The 2025-26 academic year ends this week for some districts and students, but not all. Graduations and the end of the year are spread out over multiple weeks. That makes some of my music compilations slightly more challenging, but always fun. As such, I will curate three batches to celebrate graduation 2026. Here is the list for Graduation Week #1. As always, interpretations and meanings are at the listener’s fancy.” Here is the playlist.
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Road to Hire's CEO Dr. Monique Perry-Graves delivers commencement address at Johnston Community College | "Life is rarely a straight line"
At 31;00, DPG, as she is known and loved, shares three lessons: confidence is seasonal; relationships matter because community is sustained through people; and the importance of curiosity and continuous learning. Read the rest
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Still Growing: The Continuing Evolution of Community College Baccalaureate Degrees in the United States
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Strong models got them started. Rowan-Salisbury made it theirs.
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