5/31/2023
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An introduction to “The Power of Papertown”
“I said it the other day, I said Job doesn’t have anything on these guys anymore.” David Francis, Haywood County economic development director, is referring to the biblical story of Job, and the “guys” he is referring to are the...
The ‘Feeling Friends’ are helping students learn to talk about their emotions
“What’s the most important feeling?” a woman in a bedazzled bucket hat calls out to an auditorium of 300 young students. “LOVE!” the students shout in response. The word explodes from them, as if yelling it with enough force will...
The DRIVE Task Force tour continues in Robeson County
The DRIVE Task Force tour continues, having completed its second of four stops in Robeson County earlier this month. Across the state, the governor’s office, in conjunction with the Hunt Institute, is gathering stakeholders and exploring practices to recruit and...
Durham Tech, Durham Public Schools partner to help high school students earn a credential before graduating
Durham Technical Community College and Durham Public Schools (DPS) announced a new partnership this week that will ensure 25% – or one in four DPS students – complete a college credential by the time they graduate high school. The goal...
Perspective | Dudley Flood Center continues ‘Mapping the Movement’ with event in Durham
On May 17th, 1954, the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka struck down the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. This ruling made state-sanctioned segregation in schools unconstitutional. Today, despite the abolishment of laws prohibiting children...
The Editor’s Notes
The N.C. State Board of Education meets this week. Here is the agenda for Wednesday. Here is the agenda for Thursday.
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Resource on Confronting Racial Discrimination in Student Discipline
This resource was created to support schools’ efforts to confront the issue of race discrimination in student discipline effectively. Read the rest
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$100 Million Dollars Later: Are School Resource Officers Making North Carolina Schools Safer?
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Gov. Cooper visits Canton to encourage WNC to support small businesses after the paper mill closes
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Mount Airy Schools grow market share, add students
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