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Have you heard? News and updates in education statewide

by Mebane Rash | August 27, 2024

Great Schools North Carolina is launching grant opportunities for charter schools Great Schools North Carolina (GSNC) “was founded in 2023 to remove barriers to success for both existing and new public charter schools across the state,” according to their website.…

CiCi Weston: A story of fortitude and legacy in child care

by Derick Lee | August 26, 2024

To fully understand the present, one often has to look to the past. That holds true for CiCi Weston, CEO of the Christine Watson Avery Learning Center (CWA Center). …

New Transfer Guides tool helps North Carolina community college students transfer to UNC System institutions

by Emily Thomas | August 26, 2024

North Carolina community college students interested in transferring to a University of North Carolina system school can now use a new online data tool called Transfer Guides to help them with the process.…

Perspective | A high school teacher’s pen pal project garners national attention

by Karen Jarvis | August 26, 2024

Emails from around the country have been pouring into Ashley Snider’s inbox. Snider, an English teacher at Davie County High School, implemented a class project in February that would unknowingly garner national media attention.…

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• WRAL Investigates wide disparities in school funding across NC counties

  WRAL | August 23, 2024

• How Principals Can Ride the Storm of Divisive Politics

  Education Week | August 26, 2024

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