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Color of Education

August 25, 2022

Tickets Now Available for 2022 Color of Education Summit featuring Dr. Jelani Cobb

Raleigh, NC (August 25, 2022) — Dr. Jelani Cobb, Dean of Columbia University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, writing on race, history, justice, politics, and democracy will […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Flood Center,  Press Releases

September 24, 2020

Tickets Now Available for Color of Education *Virtual* Summit 2020

Summit will span month of October to offer an extended spotlight on race equity in education RALEIGH, NC (September 24, 2020) The Public School Forum of North Carolina, the Samuel […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Press Releases

February 2, 2019

Education Matters – Diversity in Teaching

Topic: Diversity in Teaching North Carolina’s public schools are becoming increasingly diverse with students of color now making up more than 50 percent of total enrollment. The state’s teaching workforce, […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Education Matters

December 1, 2018

Education Matters – Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Topic:  Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline Satana Deberry campaigned to become Durham County’s next District Attorney advocating for reforms in the criminal justice system, including how students are treated. She’s now […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Education Matters

October 25, 2018

When School Desegregation Mattered in Charlotte

Dorothy Counts, center, tried to desegregate Harding High School in Charlotte on Sept. 4, 1957, but met hostility from white classmates and parents. Photo Credit: UNC library collection.   By Keith […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Op-Eds & Analysis

October 21, 2018

Education Matters – The Color of Law

Topic: The Color of Law Our guest this week is best-selling author Richard Rothstein. He’s a Senior Fellow at the Haas Institute at the University of California at Berkeley School […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Education Matters

October 13, 2018

Education Matters – Students and Race

Topic: Students and Race “America To Me” is a new documentary series currently airing on the Starz cable network that was screened this week at events in Durham and Charlotte. […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Education Matters

October 6, 2018

Education Matters – Interview with New York Times Magazine’s Nikole Hannah-Jones

Topic: Interview with New York Times Magazine’s Nikole Hannah-Jones Nikole Hannah-Jones is one of the country’s most respected and influential voices on issues of race and education. She was named […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Education Matters

October 4, 2018

Nikole Hannah-Jones kicks off Color of Education with hard truths about race and education

Award-winning New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones pulled no punches on Tuesday night before a crowd of more than 500 people at the kickoff event for the Color of […]

Category iconColor of Education,  In the News

September 18, 2018

Color of Education Partnership Forms Guiding Committee

Raleigh-Durham, NC (September 18, 2018) – Color of Education, a new initiative of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, Duke Policy Bridge and the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on […]

Category iconColor of Education,  Press Releases

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Our state’s economy is booming, but we must do more to prepare North Carolinians for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Mark your calendar for Feb. 6th and join @myFutureNC’s virtual State of Educational Attainment event. #2MillionBy2030 #NCED Register: form.jotform.com/223534139765… pic.twitter.com/nZaX9OqSZl

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RT @nckhui If you compare the 2018-19 & 2022-23 school years, there's been a 200% increase in the number of North Carolina teacher vacancies on the 40th day of classes. In 2018-19, there were 1,698.05 vacancies. That figure has tripled to 5,091.46 vacancies this school year. #nced #ncpol pic.twitter.com/UUu2sFCwC3

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#NCED "There are a lot of stakeholders in public education and no one wants to feel ignored. However, if we do not prioritize the voice of school’s main stakeholders, their students, we’re missing the point," writes @maryannwolfed. Read more: ncforum.org/2023/the-final…

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