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Extreme weather complicates an already complicated back to school
In Transylvania County, the first day of school was Monday, Aug. 16. Ten inches of rain fell. That night, a contentious school board meeting kept educators out until late in the night.…

N.C. kids are going back to school. How many 12- to 17-year-olds are vaccinated?
With the start of school just days away for most districts, many 12- to 17-year-olds are not vaccinated in North Carolina.…

Community colleges will start preparing future teachers this year. The science of reading figures prominently in the plans
It’s the fall of 2019, a month before the State Board of Education convenes a task force to guide the state’s approach to reading instruction.…

Perspective | Shaping the values of superintendents
The school superintendency is one of the most challenging, but also can be one of the most rewarding positions in education.…
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High Conflict: On conflict entrepreneurs and people who inflame conflict for their own ends
Amanda Ripley is an education journalist. "The best defense is a culture of good conflict — where questions get asked, honest disagreement is encouraged, and everyone behaves with a baseline level of decency."... Read the rest
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Ensuring a Safe Return to In-Person School for the Nation’s Children
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Cardona | Meeting the President’s Call to Support the Safe and Sustained Reopening of Schools
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Biden Ratchets Up Pressure Against Governors Banning Mask Mandates, Threatening Ed Department ‘Enforcement Actions’