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Perspective | I have hope for a better future
Editor’s note: This perspective from Darrin Hartness was originally published on June 1, 2020 as part of a message to Davidson County Community College faculty, staff, and students.…
Districts will choose what reading assessments they use next year. Why and how?
After a year of controversy and a legal battle over what company North Carolina would use to test its early readers, Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson announced recently that next year, districts will be able to choose which K-3 assessment platform they use.…
College students: Are your plans changing because of COVID-19? We want to hear from you.
Everything around us has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those of us who can stay inside are doing that, and dealing with upheaval across all parts of our lives, while facing uncertainty about just how long this will last and what it means for the future.…
Students get a head start on engineering degrees with STEM Pathways at Johnston Community College
Johnston Community College (JCC) is welcoming 30 rising ninth-graders to its campus this August through a new dual enrollment initiative with the Johnston County Early College Academy (JCECA).…
Perspective | The state must act now to harness opportunity COVID-19 presents
COVID-19 brought tremendous hardship to North Carolina, but it also presents our state with an opportunity to address persistent inequalities. North Carolina maintains a healthy rainy day fund and has received billions of federal dollars in COVID-19 related stimulus funds.…
Perspective | Certainty in an uncertain time: NC NTSP commitment to supporting North Carolina’s Beginning Teachers
As a university-based induction program, the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP) partners with educator preparation programs (EPPs) to support their mission in training pre-service teachers while strengthening university partnerships with existing school partners and building new ones.…
The Editor’s Notes
Today, the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative at Brookings launches How We Rise, a new policy blog focused on solutions to upend structural racism and create a more equitable society for all. There is a webinar at 2pm to begin the conversation.
A note from Nation;
EdNC has received many questions from our audiences about the coming months for community colleges in North Carolina during the COVID-19 crisis.
Our first Awake58 virtual town hall will focus on the decision points facing college leaders, as well as statewide decision makers, about community college funding, the institutional side of CARES funding for post-secondary institutions, and more.
We will convene a 75-minute virtual town hall via Zoom on Monday, June 15 at 3:30 p.m. to get some answers.
Guest speakers include Kandi Deitemeyer, Central Piedmont CC President; Garrett Hinshaw, Catawba Valley CC President; Lawrence Rouse, Pitt CC President; David Baime, Senior VP, Government Relations and Policy Analysis, American Association of Community Colleges.
Registration will end 75 minutes prior to the beginning of the town hall. Please register here: https://bit.ly/awake58townhall
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ICYMI | Deep Rooted: A Brief History of Race and Education in North Carolina
Racial inequality — a product of the deep-rooted history of slavery, Jim Crow, and racism — denies black students their state constitutional right to a sound basic education... Read the rest
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ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTS | Rules For Reopening NC Schools Pose Lots Of Questions, Challenges
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Teacher Pension Plans and the Covid Recession
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Teachers Are as Racially Biased as Everybody Else, Study Shows
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Education Leaders Warn Senators of 'Perfect Storm' of Challenges in Reopening Schools
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Community Colleges to Take Hard Look at How They Teach Aspiring Cops
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The Future of Apprenticeships
