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Perspective | For All the Children
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a speech, as well as an original poem, presented by North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green at Child Care Services Association’s 50th anniversary celebration on May 18, 2024.…
Breaking down silos and building universal pre-K: Lessons from McDowell County Schools mission to put ‘students first’
Editor’s Note: Recently, EdNC published a book, titled “North Carolina’s Choice: Why our public schools matter.” Here is a free PDF of the book.…
Democratic legislative leaders call on budget writers to ‘bridge the divide’ as federal child care funds expire
Democratic leaders from both the House and Senate led a news conference Thursday calling for child care investment in this year’s North Carolina budget.…
Perspective | Remove testing as a barrier to pre-service teachers
The North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, (NCACTE), and its public and private and independent member institutions, supports the removal of Praxis Core, or an equivalent assessment, as a requirement for entry to traditional educator preparation programs.…
The Editor’s Notes
Shout out to Hope Williams and the team at NCICU and the Independent College Fund of North Carolina. They achieved a groundbreaking fundraising milestone by raising nearly $3.5 million during their annual campaign!
Here is your playlist for the weekend, updated by Jeff McDaris. He says, “Some districts finished last week. Others grow closer to the end. One more week to go. Hang in there!”
As the 2023-24 school year comes to a close, thank you for reading, sharing, and supporting our work. I have driven more than 5,000 miles since early March visiting districts across North Carolina. From Jackson in the west to Tyrrell in the east, your leadership even in these polarized, politicized times continues to bring me and others hope as you choose day in and day out to do what is best for our students.
Over the summer, we would love for you to read our book on “North Carolina’s Choice” as part of your book club, PLC, or Sunday School class, and watch our recent short doc on all that is possible for students who choose public schools. We would also love for you to consider writing a perspective connecting practice to policy for our readers. And if you are a teacher who loves being social on social media, reach out to me at mrash at ednc.org. I’m looking for social ambassadors for the next school year.
It is our privilege to write the story of public education across North Carolina. I am so thankful for you!
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JUST OUT | The Persistence of Post-Pandemic Chronic Absenteeism
In this report, the team at EPIC examines individual absence patterns, finding a subset of students are experiencing deep and persistent absenteeism: 5% of students missed over 110 total days of school across 3 years.... Read the rest
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The FAFSA completion gap is shrinking. Will it disappear entirely?
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Telehealth services combat absenteeism in Guilford County Schools
