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Meet 2021’s state principal of the year, Broughton High’s Elena Ashburn

by Liz Bell | May 21, 2021

Elena Ashburn, principal of Broughton High School in Raleigh, is 2021’s Wells Fargo State Principal of the Year. Ashburn, accepting the award in Cary on Friday, reflected on school leadership during the stress and disruption of a pandemic.…

Perspective | Learning from COVID-19: What students told us

by Douglas Price | May 24, 2021

As state leaders, policymakers, and public school systems across North Carolina debated when and how to return safely to in-person learning, WakeEd Partnership hosted three focus groups to discuss remote learning and school reentry with Wake County Public Schools students, teachers, and principals.…

The Editor’s Notes

The State Board of Education will meet remotely, via conference call, on Wednesday, May 26, at 12:30 p.m, regarding a literacy update and related contract approvals and budget considerations related to federal Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief funding.

Need to know

• NC kids will eat free every day. Feds extend free school meals through June 2022.

  The News & Observer | May 22, 2021

• Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education

  Federal Register | April 19, 2021

• County could nearly double local supplement for teachers, making NHCS highest-paid in the state

  Port City Daily | May 18, 2021

• North Carolina school districts need millions to fix HVACs. What it means for COVID transmission

  WRAL | May 20, 2021

• The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool

  NBER | May 21, 2021

• How the media covered Common Core

  The Grade | May 18, 2021

• Reporters describe how they covered immigrant English learners

  The Grade | May 19, 2021

• Now’s the time to fund minority-serving colleges and boost racial equity

  The Washington Post | May 13, 2021

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