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Context before crisis: Vacancies, attrition, and our teacher pipeline
Highlights Teacher supply is not a one-size-fits-all problem, nor is there a one-size-fits-all solution. It is important to understand statewide teacher supply trends and to address the drivers of those trends, but it is just as important to understand whether teacher supply is healthy, adequate, or stressed district to district.All…

EdNC’s work to understand North Carolina’s 100 counties continues
EdNC officially kicked off our journey to visit all 100 counties and deepen our connections across the entire state last year.…

Perspective | Join a movement: Accelerate improvement
My days as a classroom teacher were never boring. Everywhere I worked, there were sharp, dedicated teachers (really, teachers are the best!)…

Perspective | Accelerating improvement: East Garner Elementary
Four years ago, Dr. Carmen Graf was the very first principal who applied to be a member of Schools That Lead’s Networked Improvement Community.…
The Editor’s Notes
For some of our districts today is the first day of school. Welcome back! Thank you for your public service to our students, our schools, our state, and our future.
The EdNC team is 18 strong this school year and we are excited to be back on the road. Follow us on Twitter @EducationNC to stay tuned to our social first reporting. Here is where we will be this week:
- Cheyenne is in Phoenix, AZ at the National Native Media Conference
- Caroline will be in Surry County
- Mebane will be at Blue Ridge Community College and then in Durham for the NC Leadership Forum
- Molly will be at Alamance Community College
- Emily will be at Lenoir Community College and then Catawba Valley Community College
- Hannah will be in Lee County
- Nation will be visiting Shaw University and St. Augustine’s University
- Katie will be in Pamlico County
- Rupen is working this week on the Hummingbird Stories and then with our colleagues in LENS
Thank you for welcoming us into your lives.
The now statewide Teach for America team is hiring. Please apply for and share these great opportunities!
This position reports directly to Monique Perry-Graves and is on the executive cabinet: SMD, Strategic Communications and Marketing
Location: Must live or willing to relocate to Triangle/surrounding areas
Location: Must live or willing to relocate to ENC
Director, Budget Planning & Analysis
Location: Must live or willing to relocate to Triangle or surrounding area in ENC
Manager, Regional Recruitment (North Carolina)
Location: Must live or willing to relocate to Eastern NC or Triangle area
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The power of welcome
You know who has the kinds of conversations we aspire to? Teachers with students. Principals with parents. Superintendents with community leaders. Community colleges with local businesses. ... Read the rest