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Collaboration, community, and the challenge of a pandemic: John Gossett reflects on his tenure at MTCC
On a warm summer morning, John Gossett, president of McDowell Technical Community College, bounded out of his administrative building to welcome us to the college. …
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. …
Exploring statewide trends and equity gaps in North Carolina districts’ responses to COVID-19
This data summary analyzes trends in the NC District Responses to COVID-19 School Closures database completed on June 5, 2020, which is an update of the database first published on April 23, 2020.…
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.…
Perspective | Student voices supporting Black Lives Matter take on a renewed urgency. We should all listen.
Black Lives Matter. During this time, student voices matter tremendously as they watch and try to understand the appalling deaths of Black men and women. They…
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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COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry
The AAP strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school.... Read the rest
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Literacy Instruction in Educator Preparation and Practice: Teacher Effectiveness Analyses
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Some NC school reopening plans are ‘nonsensical,’ Lt. Gov. Forest says
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Teaching and Leading Through a Pandemic
