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Archives for August 2018

August 31, 2018

Friday Report – August 31, 2018

This week in #nced: Pay Principals Based on Tests, Not Experience, Legislators Say. Some Districts Disagree; What Public School Finance Officers Want You To Know About School Funding

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August 26, 2018

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones on turning down UNC role following tenure controversy

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August 25, 2018

Education Matters – Work-Based Learning

Topic: Work-Based Learning Employers across the U.S. and here in North Carolina report they have more jobs available than the number of qualified applicants to fill them. Work-based learning opportunities […]

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August 24, 2018

Friday Report – August 24, 2018

This week in #nced: Charlotte’s Boldest Bid to Undo School Segregation Is About to Become Reality; School Lunch Programs Becoming More Essential for North Carolina Families

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August 24, 2018

Policymaker’s Education Primer 2018

Education policy involves a wide range of interconnected issues such as financing and facilities, accountability and assessment, technology and teachers, and so on. In order to make well-informed and evidence-based […]

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August 22, 2018

The Public School Forum’s NC Resilience and Learning Project Expands into Six New School Districts to Create Trauma-Sensitive School Environments

Raleigh, NC (August 22, 2018) – The Public School Forum of NC’s Resilience and Learning Project will expand into six new school districts and continue working in the two 2017 […]

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August 19, 2018

Education Matters – Youth Suicide

Topic:  Youth Suicide It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Losing a child for any reason is devastating, but when it’s suicide, family and friends are not only grieving the unexpected loss, […]

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August 17, 2018

Friday Report – August 17, 2018

This week in #nced: Two Formerly – High Level DPI Staffers Out, Another State Board Member Resigns; 2,000-Student Charter School Won’t Open in Cary, Where Neighbors Pushed Back

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August 15, 2018

Lauren Fox Joins Public School Forum of North Carolina as Senior Director of Policy

Raleigh, NC (August 15, 2018) – Lauren Fox has joined the Public School Forum of North Carolina as Senior Director of Policy. Fox will lead the Forum’s overall education policy […]

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August 14, 2018

Gene Arnold, Former State Representative and Former Chairman of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, Receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine

RALEIGH, N.C. (August 14, 2018) – Gene Arnold, former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and former chairman of the Public School Forum of North Carolina was presented […]

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August 11, 2018

Education Matters – Should schools scrap letter grades?

Topic: Should schools scrap letter grades? Carroll Middle School in Raleigh is scrapping letter grades for a new approach that is gaining traction nationally known as competency based learning and […]

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August 10, 2018

The Friday Report – August 10, 2018

This week in #nced: As Math Test Denies NC Teachers Licenses, Hundreds of Classrooms Remain Unstaffed; Rowan-Salisbury Schools Kicks Off Renewal School District

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August 4, 2018

Education Matters – Teens, Social Media and Fake News

Topic: Teens, Social Media and Fake News  The phrase “fake news” was declared the official Collins Dictionary Word of the Year for 2017. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans visited a fake […]

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August 3, 2018

Friday Report – August 3, 2018

This week in #nced: After Agency Shakeup, Superintendent Lays Out His Vision for NC’s Public Schools; State Board of Education Chairman Resigns, Saying It’s Time for New Leaders

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August 2, 2018

Nikole Hannah-Jones to kick-off “Color of Education” in North Carolina

Raleigh-Durham, NC (August 2, 2018) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina, in partnership with Duke Policy Bridge and the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke […]

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#NCEd For over 30 years, the Forum's annual Local School Finance Study has highlighted variations and trends in local spending for public education across our state. Check out this year's study and interactive map to see your county's numbers: ncforum.org/lsfs/

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RT @Lys_Morrison If you are following #nced and #PathwaystoExcellence work of #PEPSC, #SBE, review the focus group results from @theNCForum. I appreciate their efforts to facilitate feedback from a broad range of stakeholders--now we need space to act on it. ncforum.org/2022/pathways/

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As we face a severe teacher workforce shortage, we have the opportunity to increase teacher pay significantly in this budget. Beginning teachers will only make $37,000 on the state pay scale in the proposal. Veteran teachers will only receive small increases. We must do more. twitter.com/newsobserver/s…

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RT @epfp_iel EPFP North Carolina @theNCForum is now accepting applications for their 22-23 cohort! Learn more at ncforum.org/epfp/. Don't wait - complete the application by July 31st! #Leadership

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RT @JustinParmenter If you haven't taken a look at @theNCForum's focus group feedback collection, it's excellent. The Forum assembled groups of principals, BOE members, district staff, etc. to talk about strengths and challenges of the current model. #nced #ncpol ncforum.org/2022/public-sc…

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