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Friday Report

December 21, 2018

Friday Report – December 21, 2018

This week in #nced: Controversial Town-Run Charter Schools May Spread, With Access To State Pensions; More Than 2,000 NC Teachers Failed a Math Licensing Exam. Now It May Be Dropped.

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December 14, 2018

Friday Report – December 14, 2018

This week in #nced: NC Lawmakers Won’t Force State to Take Over Low-Performing School; NC Lawmakers Rejected a $2B Bond for School Building. Now They Want to Bring It Back.

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December 7, 2018

Friday Report – December 7, 2018

This week in #nced: State Board Approves ISD Selection with Caveats; NC Lawmakers: Make Schools Safer by Teaching About Responsibility & Controlling Bleeding

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November 30, 2018

Friday Report – November 30, 2018

This week in #nced: Do More Cops in Schools Make Them Safer? New Study Looking at NC Schools Says No; NC School District May Stop Suspension for Some Infractions Because ‘It Isn’t Working’

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November 16, 2018

Friday Report – November 16, 2018

This week in #nced: NC Teachers Warned, ‘We Vote in November.’ And They Did, Helping Break GOP Supermajority; Durham’s Next District Attorney Wants to Stop Prosecuting Most Students Charged in School

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November 9, 2018

Friday Report – November 9, 2018

This week in #nced: Republicans Lose Supermajorities in NC General Assembly; NC Launches Educator Discovery Awards to Help Public School Teachers Connect Students with Careers

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November 2, 2018

Friday Report – November 2, 2018

This week in #nced: Stymied by Questions about Process and Community Backlash, State Takeover of Goldsboro School Delayed; Bullying Preceded Fatal Shooting of Butler High Student, Officials Say

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October 26, 2018

Friday Report – October 26, 2018

This week in #nced: Why Can’t NC Kids Read? Another Study Shows Read To Achieve Produced No Gains; UNC President Margaret Spellings Is Leaving the University System, Sources Say

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October 19, 2018

The Friday Report – October 19, 2018

This week in #nced: Analysis Detects No State-Level Impacts for ‘Read to Achieve’ Initiative; NC Leaders Approve $850 Million for Hurricane Florence Recovery. How Will They Spend It?

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October 12, 2018

Friday Report – October 12, 2018

This week in #nced: Students, Teachers Reconnect in the Classroom After Florence; State Eyeing Takeover of Six Low-Performing Schools

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October 5, 2018

Friday Report – October 5, 2018

This week in #nced: Nikole Hannah-Jones kicks off Color of Education with hard truths about race and education; Cooper Signs Legislation Providing $56.6M in Florence Relief

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September 28, 2018

Friday Report – September 28, 2018

This week in #nced: Preserve Teacher Pay in Schools Closed After Florence, State Leaders Say; NC Voters Want the State to Double Funding for Early Childhood

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September 21, 2018

Friday Report – September 21, 2018

This week in #nced: What to Do in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster to Support Families and Reduce Trauma; After Florence, NC Leaders Want to Limit School Makeup Days

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September 14, 2018

Friday Report – September 14, 2018

This week in #nced: Possible State Takeover of Fairview Elementary Draws Comments at School Board Meeting; Virtual Charter Schools in NC Are Still Low Performing. Are They Improving, or Failing?

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September 8, 2018

Friday Report – September 7, 2018

This week in #nced: One-on-One with State Superintendent Mark Johnson; Test Scores Are Down in NC Public Schools; State Board Strife, School Performance Grades, and More

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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 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 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 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 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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July 27, 2018

Friday Report – July 27, 2018

This week in #nced: Superintendent’s Reorganization Shakes Up the Agency That Oversees NC Public Schools; ECU Selected as New Home for Teacher Support Program

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July 20, 2018

Friday Report – July 20, 2018

This week in #nced: Teachers View Student Behavior Differently Based on Race, NC State Research Suggests; Charter School Drops Wording That Said Students Couldn’t Talk About Being Gay

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July 13, 2018

Friday Report – June 13, 2018

This week in #nced: Innovative School District Ready to Launch in Robeson County; State Law Gives One County More Flexibility to Run Schools

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July 6, 2018

Friday Report – July 6, 2018

This week in #nced: 40 NC Education Employees Laid Off, Including Some Who Help Low-Performing Schools; “Renewal School System” Gives One County Same Flexibility as Charter Schools

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