The Editor’s Notes
Join the NC Rural Center today, Tuesday, May 9, for its first-ever statewide Rural Day. Learn about the issues facing rural North Carolina, meet with state leaders, and network with other rural champions. Governor Roy Cooper will be speaking and Lt. Governor Dan Forest will deliver recorded remarks. Here is more information.
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Program boosts Appalachian girls' education in Madison
“Doors are just opening up for them,” Hicks-Rogoff said. “We’d like to think PAGE had something to do with that. We’re seeing them carve out these wonderful college pathways."... Read the rest
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Student Absenteeism: Three New Studies to Know
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Comparing NC voucher students to public school pupils
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The man behind the desk at New Hanover schools
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Some Guilford County schools will see a K-3 class size increase next year
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Changing face of public schools nutrition: Catawba County school lunches get new look, more taste
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NC superintendent hopes to hire chief innovation officer, other positions, with help from lawmakers
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To improve education in America, look beyond the traditional school model
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Inside a Multiage Classroom
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Citizen Science Day: Goggles, Lab Coat, Degree not Required