The Editor’s Notes
Retired Congresswoman Eva Clayton, policymakers, and education and business leaders are hosting a forum at the Department of Public Instruction on March 29 focused on the opportunities and challenges rural education faces. Go here to register for Rural Education Advocacy Day.
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Do Healthy Lunches Improve Student Test Scores?
A new study identifies a link between food quality and achievement.... Read the rest
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A book about a dress-loving boy was supposed to teach kids acceptance — until lawmakers complained
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School Suspensions Have Plunged: We Don't Yet Know If That's Good News
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Parents empowered by Supreme Court ruling in special ed case
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Wake weighs parental concerns on calendar, school time changes
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Schools collect reams of data, inspiring a move to make sense of it all
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Facing closure, Durham charter school's appeal to be heard in April