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At Foothills Community School, authentic learning empowers students

by Mebane Rash | May 24, 2022

As soon as you walk in the front door of Foothills Community School — a middle grades, project-based learning, STEM-focused magnet school in McDowell County — a pig scampers up to greet you.…

From farm to lunch tray: How Halifax County Schools is growing its own food for school meals

by Analisa Sorrells | May 23, 2022

This is the second piece in a three-part series on farm to school in North Carolina. The first article highlights the Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina.…

Perspective | Schools embrace being the hub of the community

by Kim Morrison and Carrie Venable | May 23, 2022

All students in the community deserve excellent education opportunities. As school districts compete for students, an unusual approach is found in Mount Airy to embrace all students no matter where they attend school. …

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  U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | May 10, 2022

• Final report on the events surrounding the National School Boards Association's letter to the President

  Michael Best & Friedrick LLP | May 23, 2022

• School nutrition directors prepare for next academic year with and without universal meals

  K-12 DIVE | May 20, 2022

• CASE STUDY | Community School for People Under Six

  Child Case Services Association | May 23, 2022

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