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If you want to support LGBTQ+ students, here is where to start

by Matigan Holloway | September 7, 2021

I grew up in North Carolina and attended North Carolina public schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. In my experience, few kids were out at my school as LGBTQ+ and words like pronouns, gender nonconformity, and non-binary weren’t commonly used.…

Dealing directly with race in special education is bringing some success

by Rupen R. Fofaria | September 7, 2021

When Hickory Public Schools landed on a warning list for identifying a significantly disproportionate number of Black students as having mild intellectual disabilities in 2017, it took a look at its practices.…

Smart bus pilot program may expand beyond Mount Airy

by Caroline Parker | September 7, 2021

The Mount Airy City Schools District was selected last year to participate in a Smart School Bus Safety Pilot Program. $115,000 was allocated to the district in House Bill 1105, to begin the three-year program no later than Nov.…

Perspective | Ed tech as a way to help close North Carolina COVID learning gaps

by David Taylor | September 7, 2021

North Carolina educators are grappling with the uncertainties of classroom and at-home learning because of COVID-19. This has made it imperative, now more than ever, that teachers identify exactly what challenges and learning gaps their students are facing.…

Perspective | An aging state with ‘growth stagnation’ of young people

by Ferrel Guillory | September 3, 2021

The U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t deliver breaking news. Rather, it documents and illuminates societal shifts detected over time. The legendary newspaper editor Gene Roberts, a North Carolinian, famously instructed journalists to report news that oozes.…

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The Editor’s Notes

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Need to know

• Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities

  The White House | September 3, 2021

• A Leg Up for Diverse Adult Learners

  Inside Higher Ed | September 7, 2021

• COVID-19 Ongoing Clusters in Child Care and School Settings

  NC DHHS | September 7, 2021

• Part I: Unreleased faculty survey shows concerns over toxic workplace still plague CFCC

  WHQR | September 1, 2021

• Part II: Concerns about transparency, evaluations, and communication with CFCC’s board and administration

  WHQR | September 2, 2021

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