9/1/2020
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Newton-Conover’s Kisha Clemons named principal of the year
Kisha Clemons of Newton-Conover City Schools was named the 2020 Wells Fargo state Principal of the Year at a ceremony in Raleigh on Friday, Aug. 28. Clemons, principal of Shuford Elementary School, said she was accepting the award on behalf...
‘Keep the good and shed the bad.’ Here’s how Bladen Community College president Amanda Lee is leading her college through COVID-19.
Amanda Lee assumed the role of president of Bladen Community College on Feb. 1, 2019. She brought a lifetime of higher education experience to the job, but every leader has had to design a new playbook in the face of...
Teaching students with special needs during a pandemic
On Aug. 20, the first week of school, at about 6:30 in the morning, Karen Carter was sitting at a table next to a dark window studying her computer screen. The sun hadn’t yet come up, and she was trying...
Perspective | Public schools must have resources to meet current and future needs
Editor’s note: The following is Mary Ann Wolf’s “Final Word” from the Aug. 29, 2020 broadcast of Education Matters — “Short-and long-term impacts on our public schools.” We have known for a long time that public schools provide a wide...
The Editor’s Notes
On the agenda today at JELOC is an update on myFutureNC and the N.C. Virtual Public School. Here is the agenda. Here is a link to the video stream.
There is a hearing in Leandro at 10am.
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Rise of ransomware attacks on NC schools hinder virtual learning
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Feds extend free school meals for all students during COVID-19 pandemic
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ANN DOSS HELMS REPORTS | CMS Plans Phased-In Return To In-Person Classes, With Youngest First
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Using CARES Act Flexibility to Address Systemic Inequity and Integration
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DHHS official: 25 NC children have developed rare, mysterious illness after COVID-19
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