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Community college will become more affordable for some with new Longleaf Commitment
Update Dec. 10, 2021: The Longleaf Commitment Grant is now available for 2020 North Carolina high school graduates in addition to 2021 graduates. …

‘I’ll try again tomorrow.’ My advice to the 2021 graduates of Isothermal Community College.
On a beautiful mid-May evening in Spindale, North Carolina, more than 100 2021 graduates walked the stage to mark the completion of their journey at Isothermal Community College.…

Perspective | Learning from COVID-19: What teachers told us
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 re-entry with Wake County Public Schools students, teachers, and principals.…
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A Better Equation: New Pandemic Data Supports Acceleration Rather than Remediation to Make Up for COVID Learning Loss
As educators plan to address lost student learning, they should forgo the traditional remedy of remediation in favor of a strategy known as acceleration, a new report recommends.... Read the rest
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Alamance-Burlington School System rolls out program to turn today’s students into tomorrow’s teachers
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All kids deserve to have recess next school year
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‘Everybody’s Got Your Back': Life at an HBCU During a Turbulent Year
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Robust Data Systems Help States Recover