6/4/2020

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‘George Floyd. We begin this meeting saying his name.’ State Board members discuss systemic racism.

by Alex Granados | June 4, 2020

“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...

Senate lawmakers advance enrollment growth funding for community colleges

by Alex Granados | June 3, 2020

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. Sen. Harry Brown,...

Brief | Who isn’t responding to the census in North Carolina?

by Rebecca Tippett, Ph.D. | June 3, 2020

Every household that doesn’t fill out the census form online, by mail, or by phone — known as “self-response” — enters the Census Bureau’s non-response follow-up (NRFU) universe. During NRFU, the Census Bureau sends trained enumerators door-to-door to collect census...

‘Our skin is not a weapon’ – Meet the organizers of Raleigh’s Youth Rally

by Mary Willson | June 3, 2020

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. They spoke about how they are scared of being...

Perspective | Hunt Institute webinars explore learning loss, higher education philanthropic priorities, and more

by Hunt Institute Staff | June 3, 2020

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. Below, find full recordings of our webinars from May, along with links to learn more about...

Rural Talk: Shelter during a pandemic and the affordable housing crisis

by Caroline Parker | June 3, 2020

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. Want to see a county...

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/

Need to know

• America Is on Fire

  Emerson College | June 1, 2020

• State Board of Ed urged to jettison firm hired as part of controversial Innovative School District scheme

  NC Policy Watch | June 2, 2020