State education leaders have grappled over the right words to define “high quality reading instruction” for more than five months. Ahead of the next meeting of the State Board of Education on June 3-4, 2020, stakeholders are concerned. Please read and share Rupen’s article, and let us know what you think. There is a survey in the article or you can email me at mrash@ednc.org.

This week, we are exploring FAFSA completion rates. As of May 15, 2020, North Carolina’s FAFSA completion rate is 52.3%. We need to get that percent up, y’all. Check out our data lookup tool and see how your high school is doing. Ask the students in your life if they have completed the FAFSA, and if not, connect them to support.

Our National Moment of Remembrance occurs today, Memorial Day, at 3 p.m.

“As Memorial Day approaches, it is time to pause and consider the true meaning of this holiday. Memorial Day represents one day of national awareness and reverence, honoring those Americans who died while defending our Nation and its values. While we should honor these heroes every day for the profound contribution they have made to securing our Nation’s freedom, we should honor them especially on Memorial Day.

In this time of unprecedented success and prosperity throughout our land, I ask that all Americans come together to recognize how fortunate we are to live in freedom and to observe a universal “National Moment of Remembrance” on each Memorial Day. This memorial observance represents a simple and unifying way to commemorate our history and honor the struggle to protect our freedoms.” — Bill Clinton, 2000

 

• Living in broadband gaps, rural WNC families improvise to make virtual learning work

  Asheville Citizen-Times | April 21, 2020

• ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTS | NC Schools Need To Get Better At Remote Learning By August

  WFAE | May 21, 2020

• COVID-19 and School Funding: What to Expect and What States Can Do

  Education Commission of the States | May 22, 2020

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