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At McDowell Tech, economic mobility is the impact
McDowell Technical Community College has an annual economic impact of $67.8 million, including $12 million in operations spending, $1.1 million in student spending, and $54.7 million in alumni impact.…

Needs-based grants bring building funds for nine districts
At a ceremony Monday, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) recognized the nine districts receiving collectively more than $300 million in funds for school construction, improvement, and repair.…

Perspective | Embracing science of reading in Asheboro City Schools
Literacy efforts in North Carolina have garnered national attention over the past year, especially related to the rollout of the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) professional learning across our state.…
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The White House Conference on Hunger is happening today for the first time since 1969. Here is the agenda. Here is how to sign up to watch.
The Whole Child NC Advisory Committee, an advisory committee of the State Board of Education, will hold its quarterly meeting today from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the 7th floor boardroom, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh. The agenda can be found here.
Superintendent Catherine Truitt will be speaking at 2pm on a CCSSO webinar on “How states are using the ESSER set-aside to lead on the road to recovery.” Register here.
The House Select Committee on An Education System for North Carolina’s Future will meet on Monday, October 3, 2022 at 1pm at NCCAT in Cullowhee.
The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee (JLEOC) will meet on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 9:30am.
The N.C. State Board of Education meets on October 5-6, 2022 too.
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2022 School Pulse Panel
The School Pulse Panel is a study collecting information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from a national sample of elementary, middle, high, and combined-grade public schools.... Read the rest
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A rural school gets creative in facing the NC teacher shortage
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NC child safety leaders to advocate for safe gun storage in 2023
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CMS moves forward with superintendent search. Here’s how to offer your input.