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State Board of Education continues discussions on school accountability and safety

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan | May 8, 2023

The State Board of Education continued its work on new measures of school accountability, safety initiatives in schools, and educator preparation at its biannual planning session and monthly meeting last week at UNC-Charlotte.…

Bill would allow Indigenous students to wear feathers at graduation

by Cheyenne McNeill | May 8, 2023

House Bill 166 – the “American Indians Graduating with Honors Act” – has unanimously passed the N.C. House. The bill would allow Indigenous students in the state to wear eagle or hawk feathers at graduation ceremonies.…

Perspective | Teach middle school students to use AI chatbots for good

by Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa | May 8, 2023

When fed a prompt, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can write an essay and then grade it, simultaneously replacing the student’s and the teacher’s labor.…

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