When Jacqueline Dickens’ teachers told her she would make a good teacher, she brushed it off. “In my head, I’m thinking, ‘Teaching? I think I could do a little bit better,'” she said. At the time, Dickens attended North Edgecombe...
It’s evident from listening to state and local school board meetings that decisions in the time of COVID-19 are not easy. Some parents and politicians have advocated for a return to in-person instruction, while the state’s largest educator organization has...
Tar Heel Teachers at Home is a weekly interview series focused on engaging North Carolinians in conversations about education. Each week, a panel of educators interview a guest(s). In this episode, the Tar Heel Teachers chat with three-time North Carolina...
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POY Tabari Wallace will be on “The Ellen Show” today. Tune in!
See what Mangrum and Truitt said is their top priority, how the state should respond to the Leandro school funding court case and how they’d interact with the rest of the statewide elected officials....
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