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In Hyde County, two new solutions to an internet ‘desert’
One morning in early April, a package from Starlink landed on Nancy Leach’s front porch. Leach lives on Ocracoke Island, a 16-mile-long strip of land accessible only by boat and separated from mainland Hyde County by the Pamlico Sound.…
Perspective | Learning from COVID-19: What principals 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.…
The Editor’s Notes
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Oakdale's Pandemic Year
This three-part series examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Oakdale Elementary School in northwest Charlotte. The school saw classroom grades plunge because so many students failed to turn in work.... Read the rest
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As school districts move from "reopening" to "recovery," what will they be recovering from?
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A perfect high school graduation rate: Asheville, Buncombe have a plan to get there
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‘Nine Minutes and 29 Seconds’: Students at a Suburban Minneapolis HS Mark 1st Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death, Push for Change
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Colleges face reckoning as plummeting birthrate worsens enrollment declines
