
Earning a place at the table in Western North Carolina
Friends of Heather Angel would lean over to show her a text message and wait for a response. She was learned in the way of body language, and could usually understand how she should react.…

Early learning is the focus of a bipartisan effort to ‘build trust and forward momentum’
Leaders on both sides of the aisle and across sectors worked for the last eight months to find common ground on how to improve education in North Carolina.…

Perspective | Development and connection are profound levers for change
The following is part of my monthly column, One Day and One Goal: Expanding opportunity in N.C. I invite you to follow along as I share stories from classrooms and explore critical issues facing education in our state. Go…
The State Board of Education meets this morning at 9 a.m. You can find the agenda here. And the meeting will be live-streamed here.
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