Educators in 38 North Carolina school districts will begin training in research-based reading instruction next month as the Department of Public Instruction begins implementing a new reading law enacted in April. DPI gave the State Board of Education an update...
Representatives of the State Board of Education and state Department of Public Instruction (DPI) presented to lawmakers Wednesday a version of their budget priorities that include changes due to the availability of federal COVID-19 relief funds. The new budget priorities...
There was strong disagreement between State Board of Education members over the adoption of new social studies standards back in January and February. But when it came time to discuss supporting materials for those new standards this week, Board discussion...
It’s not normal for a podcast producer to step in as the host. Then again, it’s not normal for students to interview their principals. In the season finale of The Hummingbird Stories, hosted by Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara, that’s...
North Carolina has entered a remarkable — and remarkably fraught — period of decision-making. State government is awash in an extraordinary flow of money, and yet awash in budgetary uncertainty as well. A revealing moment came this week when Democratic...
I always knew I wanted to work with children, but it wasn’t until I started working with at-risk teenagers in Randolph County that I knew the value of early childhood education. The hard truth was that — despite my efforts...
The Editor’s Notes
Happy Friday, y’all. Huge shout out to Superintendent Jeff McDaris for building this playlist for #nced. Bookmark it for the summer.
The NC voucher program is well designed to promote parental choice, especially for parents who prefer religious education for their children. It is poorly designed, however, to promote better academic outcomes for children...
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