NC State Board of Education is meeting in Greenville on May 4-6.

Agenda for May 4

Agenda for May 5

Agenda for May 6

The NC GreenPower Solar Schools pilot will provide matching funds to North Carolina K-12 schools who cannot afford solar technology, giving teachers valuable tools to educate students about renewable energy.

The grant is due by 5:00 pm EST on Monday, June 1, 2015.  Here is the application.

• Education Is Political. Can Teachers Afford Not to Be?

  Education Week | May 1, 2015

• Groups want school end dates out of NC lawmakers' hands

  The Winston-Salem Journal | May 4, 2015

• Our future: Good for efforts to nurture women scientists

  The Winston-Salem Journal | May 2, 2015

• Bill could pump up funds for charter schools

  The Durham Herald-Sun | April 30, 2015

• More public dollars could be diverted from traditional schools to charter schools

  NC Policy Watch | May 1, 2015

• Fix funding disparities between charter, traditional schools

  The News & Observer | April 30, 2015

• Bills still alive for NC legislature’s session

  The News & Observer | May 30, 2015

• The Plan To Give E-Books To Poor Kids

  NPR | April 30, 2015

• Beaufort tech school reports data breach

  The News & Observer | May 1, 2015

• SPCC-UCPS partnership aims to alleviate dropout rate

  Union County Weekly | May 1, 2015

• Three GCS Schools Named 2015 NC Schools of Character

  WFMY | May 1, 2015

• ‘This really isn’t kindergarten anymore’

  The Washington Post | May 4, 2015

• School board to hold public hearing for 2015-16 budget

  The Durham Herald-Sun | May 3, 2015

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