New from EdNC

How Haywood Early College is making the most of the COVID-19 crisis

by Mebane Rash | September 3, 2021

Apple has named an early college in western North Carolina an Apple Distinguished School. And while that is big news, the school’s overall proficiency last year during the pandemic was 98.7%, and for the students and faculty who worked together to pull that off, well, that’s big news too.…

‘The system is broken,’ not the kids. Fixing the LENS on low-income students of color with disabilities

by Rupen R. Fofaria | September 6, 2021

Rupen Fofaria spent about a year embedded with the cohort of groups that form LENS-NC, or Learning for Equity: A Network of Solutions.…

Perspective | The General Assembly should invest in education’s human capital

by kayce smith and Maria Moran | September 6, 2021

The pandemic continues to take a toll on public education’s trajectory. Almost all 50 states reported teacher shortages in the 2020-2021 school year.…

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Need to know

• Schools Didn’t Plan for Online Classes This Year. Then Delta Struck, Demand Is Surging & Districts Are Scrambling for Virtual Options. Will They Be Good Enough?

  The 74 | September 2, 2021

• NC sent millions to private schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies

  The News & Observer | September 6, 2021

• Some NC ‘school nutrition heroes’ will be getting bonuses to keep cafeterias staffed

  The News & Observer | September 3, 2021

• Shots fired during high school football game in Charlotte

  WRAL | September 3, 2021

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