The Editor’s Notes
The State Board of Education meets today for the first day of its two-day meeting. Board members will be hearing the State of the Teaching Profession report, among other items. EducationNC Senior Reporter Alex Granados will be at the meeting and tweeting.
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Understanding a teacher's long-term impact
As every teacher knows, they teach not just content but a range of skills students will need to be successful as adults. A recent study shows just how important fostering those skills is: Teachers who help students improve... Read the rest
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Civitas Institute mostly correct on school choice waitlists in North Carolina
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Knightdale High could get a calendar that other NC schools want
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Trump talks education policy in State of the Union — one sentence of it
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Advice on closing the opportunity gap, From State Teachers of the Year