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‘George Floyd. We begin this meeting saying his name.’ State Board members discuss systemic racism.
“George Floyd. We begin this meeting saying his name. For anything less further supports the comfortable silence which surrounds and upholds the systemic practices which continue to plague our nation and state, and result in the physical and mental deaths that many black and brown citizens experience every day.”…
Senate lawmakers advance enrollment growth funding for community colleges
In 2019, community colleges around the state saw their first large-scale growth systemwide after years of declining enrollment. A Senate committee moved forward a bill on Wednesday that would fund that growth for the community college system.…
Brief | Who isn’t responding to the census in North Carolina?
Questions this article answers 1. Are historically undercounted groups becoming more concentrated in low-responding census tracts? 2. Which communities in North Carolina are currently in the bottom quintile of census response rates?…
‘Our skin is not a weapon’ – Meet the organizers of Raleigh’s Youth Rally
Between the honks of cars passing by the North Carolina Capitol, a group of black middle and high school students spoke through a megaphone on Monday about how scared they are.…
Perspective | Hunt Institute webinars explore learning loss, higher education philanthropic priorities, and more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Hunt Institute is hosting numerous webinars each month to explore different topics across the birth through postsecondary continuum.…
Rural Talk: Shelter during a pandemic and the affordable housing crisis
How many North Carolinian households are considered cost-burdened? According to 2012 data by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, 1.2 million of the state’s households are spending over 30% of their income on housing.…
The Editor’s Notes
N.C. State Board of Education will meet today. Here is the agenda.
Our “Pinchpoints to Possibilities” virtual event series will be informed by your voice. This webinar series this summer will be framed by the design thinking process. Ben Owens and Dominique Stone will go beyond the superficial by asking hard questions to better understand pragmatic details, as well as the cultural conditions needed for more educators across North Carolina to move from pinch points to the possibility. The first event is next Thursday, June 11 at 4 p.m. Share your voice and sign up: https://www.ednc.org/pinch-points-to-possibilities-north-carolina-ben-owens/
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Durham elementary school student dies from coronavirus
Aurea Soto Morales, an elementary school student from Durham has died from coronavirus complications, her friends and principal announced, marking the state’s first reported child fatality in the pandemic.... Read the rest
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America Is on Fire
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State Board of Ed urged to jettison firm hired as part of controversial Innovative School District scheme
