New from EdNC

Amid voucher expansion, new data on private schools allows first look at impact on marketshare

by Hannah Vinueza McClellan and Ben Humphries | August 5, 2024

The total number of private schools in North Carolina remained relatively stable during the 2023-24 school year, according to the annual report released by the Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) in July 2024. The report estimates that there were 131,230...

Updated Title IX regulation to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students and staff, but hundreds of N.C. schools are exempt 

by Laura Browne | August 5, 2024

The Biden Administration’s final Title IX regulations to include protections for LGBTQ+ students and school personnel took effect on Aug. 1. Courts in 26 states are blocking its implementation. An emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court, if allowed, could...

LENS-NC showcases progress toward outcomes for students with learning differences

by Derick Lee | August 5, 2024

In spring 2020, Durham-based MDC in partnership with the Oak Foundation convened nine organizations focused on the intersection of race, educational equity, and learning differences to form Learning for Equity: A Network for Solutions – North Carolina, or LENS-NC. Over...

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The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• NEW BOOK | The Resilient Rural Leader: Rising to the Challenges of Rural Education

  ASCD | August 5, 2024

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