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6/30/2020

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How will a community college serve students this fall amid COVID-19?

Mark Poarch has been president of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) since the spring of 2016. Poarch was executive vice president of the college as Caldwell County tried to climb out of the last great recession, so he had some hint of the challenges he might face as president of the college — and as a leader in a community that had lost so much of its textile and furniture industries.  …

Perspective | The reality of broadband in North Carolina

Welcome to our monthly feature on EducationNC called the NC STEM ScoreCard, written in partnership with the NC Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center (SMT) and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.…


The Editor’s Notes

The State Board of Education meets virtually today at 1:30. Here is the agenda. They will take up approval of contracts over $500K, teacher compensation and advanced teaching roles, and Superintendent Mark Johnson will present and seek approval on a 2020-21 K-3 reading diagnostic plan.

John Gossett is transitioning today from being president at McDowell Technical Community College to being president of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. In case you missed them up above, Nation and Alli’s stories from the road continue.

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Mebane Rash
Mebane Rash is the CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC.

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