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Here’s what gave educators hope this past school year

by Alli Lindenberg | July 19, 2021

During the 2020-2021 school year, we visited 44 school districts in North Carolina. During our visits, we talked to educators about what gave them hope this year.…

Perspective | The future of North Carolina? His name is Elias

by Meytal Barak | July 19, 2021

Elias was just a few weeks old when I first met him and his mother Mariana in 2016. Mariana’s schedule has always been a balancing act: a full-time student, who also works full time — all while raising her beloved son as a single parent.…

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The Editor’s Notes

Across the country more than 100 Historically Black Colleges & Universities provide students of color with a quality, culturally-responsive postsecondary education. Today, on Tuesday, July 20 at 2 pm, our colleagues at the Hunt Institute are talking with education leaders about strategies for providing wraparound services to students. Panelists include:

• Dr. Karrie Dixon, CEO & Chancellor, Elizabeth State University
• Angela Sailor, Vice President of The Feulner Institute, The Heritage Foundation
• Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President, Benedict College

You can register for the webinar here.

Need to know

• ‘Cruel and Vindictive’: Immigrant Youth Rally Outside Houston Courthouse After Federal Judge Strikes Down DACA

  The 74 | July 19, 2021

• TAKE A LOOK | Here is what summer school looks like in the Buncombe County Schools

  Buncombe County Schools | July 12, 2021

• A manicurist, Uber driver, and theater worker: Poorly-paid NC teachers work multiple jobs

  The Asheville Citizen Times | July 13, 2021

• National Principals Conference | How SEL can help raise high school reading achievement

  K-12DIVE | July 16, 2021

• Early reading tests can aid educational recovery after the pandemic

  Brookings | July 19, 2021

• POLICY REPORT | Early Care and Education Governance

  Education Commission of the States | June 23, 2021

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