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Ask & Answer | What you need to know about school district fund balances
Contents What are fund balances? Where does the data come from? What does ‘fund balance available’ mean? How much is enough?…
Stable child care in Watauga County would add 300 employees to the local economy, study finds
Insufficient child care is keeping 300 individuals out of the labor pool in Watauga County, a new study estimates. “If you put all 300 of those people under one roof, that would be a top-10 business, based on employee count, in Watauga County today,” David Jackson, president and CEO of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, said in an interview with EdNC.…
News roundup: Teacher pay rankings, pandemic recovery, special education funding, and more
Contents Common and urgent implications of pandemic recovery released in new report BEST NC’s ‘Facts and Figures: Education in North Carolina’ Bellwether’s ‘Splitting the Bill’ series, including a look at special education funding NC Education Corps has a new look The NEA’s annual reports Common and urgent implications of pandemic recovery released in new report The North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office and the ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government have released the findings from a statewide series of pandemic recovery focus groups, according to a press release.…
The Innovation Project honors visionary leaders and districts
The Innovation Project (TIP) is proud to announce the recipients of its first-ever awards for educational excellence, shining a spotlight on the exceptional public school educators and leaders who are driving innovation and transformation in North Carolina, according to a press release.…
Perspective | Advocating for the well-being and advancement of afterschool professionals
Educators come in various forms, yet they all do the invaluable work of molding children into successful young adults. That includes the often overlooked educators who guide students outside of the classroom.…
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Revisiting Brown, 70 years later
For the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board court ruling that declared school segregation unconstitutional, take a look at this series that explores what has and hasn't changed.... Read the rest
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SparkNC brings a new way of learning to Scotland High School
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Day care prices aren’t getting better. So states are stepping in
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How K-12 Leaders Can Better Manage Divisive Curriculum and Culture War Debates
