New from EdNC

Fund balances: Do school districts have enough in savings to weather COVID-19’s perfect storm?

by Alex Granados | May 19, 2020

Available fund balances at most North Carolina school districts are lower than they were in 2013, according to the most recent data from the Local Government Commission (LGC). …

NC should measure children’s social and emotional health, a report says. Here’s how.

by Liz Bell | May 19, 2020

Experts in children’s health are worried about the COVID-19 ordeal’s potential effects on young brains. Especially in the earliest years of children’s lives, research has shown that traumatic experiences greatly affect how children relate to others, process emotions, and respond to stress.…

Newsrooms are huddling for warmth and finding a way forward: Lessons from the Collaborative Journalism Summit

by Anna Pogarcic | May 19, 2020

After studying journalism and working for my campus newspaper for the last three years, I’ve perfected my response to people who ask why I want to go into this field.…

Rural Talk: Why do small businesses matter?

by Caroline Parker | May 19, 2020

According to a 2019 report from the U.S Small Business Administration (SBA), there were 30.7 million small businesses in the nation.…

Perspective | Lenoir County seniors spread hope through music: ‘It’s gonna be okay’

by Brent Williams | May 19, 2020

We all have been trying to make sense of the unprecedented global crisis brought forth by the COVID-19 virus. Much has been written about the crisis.…

Perspective | How personalized learning practices prepared one school for remote learning

by Kayla M. Siler | May 19, 2020

This is the third piece in a five-part series of perspectives from RTI International on competency-based education amid COVID-19. Follow along with the rest of the series here.…

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Need to know

• Covid-19 Robs First-Generation Graduates — and Their Families — of a Meaningful Milestone

  The Chronicle of Higher Education | May 13, 2020

• Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget

  NC DPI | May 18, 2020

• Every Child. Cradle to Career. A national movement to improve outcomes for kids in communities across America.

  Strive Together | May 18, 2020

• Pre-to-3: Coalitions in states join growing 'Early Learning Nation'

  EducationDIVE | May 15, 2020

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