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WEBSep 23, 2024 · Hurricane Helene: Updates from the storm and ongoing closures of schools and community colleges. by Alli Lindenberg | September 25, 2024. Hurricane Helene is bringing the potential of flooding, landslides, and tornadoes to western and central North Carolina. Read the latest on school and community college closures here.
These NC colleges are offering free applications for a week
WEBOct 21, 2019 · Colleges Waiving Application Fees. Several UNC system schools are absent from the list, including UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Wilmington, and UNC-Asheville. You can also apply to any of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges for free during the week. Robert was d irector of multimedia for EducationNC.
Virtual school: Options for remote learning in North ... - EducationNC
WEBAug 23, 2021 · There are two virtual charter schools in North Carolina: North Carolina Virtual Academy and North Carolina Cyber Academy. They are standalone schools, serving as a substitute for a typical brick-and-mortar experience. As charter schools, they are public schools that receive funding from the state but are exempt from some of the requirements ...
Mecklenburg County School System: Data, performance
WEBAug 11, 2024 · Mecklenburg County public school district information: Calendar, contacts, teachers, students, diversity, funding, ranking, quality, graduation
Interview with Eric Davis, NC State Board of Education - EducationNC
WEBMay 17, 2021 · We interviewed three of those leaders — Rebecca Planchard, Eric Davis, and Thomas Stith — to hear their reflections on the pandemic and thoughts about the future of education. Below is our interview with Eric Davis, chair of the State Board of Education. Davis has served in this role since September 2018 and previously served as chair of ...
Best NC releases 2020 Facts & Figures on education - EducationNC
WEBJun 9, 2020 · myFutureNC (p. 75) BEST NC (Business for Education Success and Transformation in NC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of business leaders committed to improving North Carolina’s education system. We do this by convening a broad constituency; encouraging collaboration around a shared, bold vision for education; and advocating for policies ...
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
WEBJan 20, 2015 · The NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is tasked with implementing North Carolina’s public school laws and the State Board of Education’s policies and procedures governing pre-kindergarten through 12 th grade public education. The State Superintendent, June Atkinson, leads the department and operates under the policy direction of the State Board of Education.
NC teacher shortage: Context, trends, local issues - EducationNC
WEBAug 22, 2022 · That’s the number to really worry about. These data are a good way to get a handle on regional and local trends in teacher supply. In 2020-21, of our 94,342 teachers, 7,736 left the profession, and the attrition rate ranged from a low of 7.6% in western North Carolina to 9.2% in southeastern North Carolina.
Report ranks NC at bottom for school funding - EducationNC
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Out of all 50 states and D.C., North Carolina was ranked 48th for funding level. State and local per-pupil expenditures increased by $1,265.94 from 2008 to 2020 without adjusting for inflation, according to the North Carolina Public Schools Statistical Profile. However, the report found that North Carolina’s funding levels decreased by ...
How LETRS training is going in North Carolina - EducationNC
WEBApr 14, 2022 · That was the climate when Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) training began. In April 2021, the legislature passed and Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill mandating that literacy instruction be based on a body of research called the science of reading. LETRS is a program used for the training of teachers and ...