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Friday Report

June 14, 2019

Friday Report – June 14th, 2019

This week in #nced: As NC House and Senate Disagree Over Licensing Issue, Teacher Jobs Are in Limbo; With Growing Calls for More Mental Health Services, States Tackle School Counselor Caseloads

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June 7, 2019

Friday Report – June 7th, 2019

This week in #nced: Virtual Pre-K Still on The Table at General Assembly as Early Childhood Experts Raise Red Flags, Caution Against More Screen Time; NC Surpasses 200 Charter Schools as State Board Approves 10 More

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May 31, 2019

Friday Report – May 31st, 2019

The Friday Report May 31, 2019 Public School Forum Honors Jim and Barbara Goodmon with Annual Education Award Nearly 500 educators, business leaders, community stakeholders, government officials and supporters of […]

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May 24, 2019

Friday Report – May 24th, 2019

This week in #nced: ‘The Future of Education’: Rowan-Salisbury Schools Unveils Renewal Plan; Only Low-Performing Schools Can Get Charter-Like Flexibility. Wake Says That ‘Stinks’

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May 17, 2019

Friday Report – May 17th, 2019

This week in #nced:’Nothing’s Really Changed’: NC Teaching Fellows Still Enrolling Mostly White Female Students; School Board Axes Grant Funds For Equity Training

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May 10, 2019

Friday Report – May 10, 2019

This week in #nced: Without Evidence to Suggest They are Effective, NC Senate Moves to Expand Private School Vouchers and Virtual Charter School Programs; Senate Lowers Performance Standards for Charter Schools, Eliminates Enrollment Cap

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May 3, 2019

Friday Report – May 3rd, 2019

This week in #nced: Teachers March on Raleigh to Ask for More Support for Their Students; House Budget Delays Raises Till January Because of ‘Availability’ of Funds

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April 26, 2019

Friday Report – April 26th, 2019

This week in #nced: Thousands of Teachers will March in Raleigh on May 1. Here are the Event Details; 26 School Districts Cancel Class Ahead of Teacher Rally in Downtown Raleigh

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April 19, 2019

Friday Report – April 19, 2019

This week in #nced: Many Kids Can’t Get into NC Pre-K. Now Some Lawmakers Want to Offer Online Preschool; Senators Are Acting on 3 Education Bills Affecting Testing, Reading and Teacher Shortages

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April 12, 2019

Friday Report – April 12th, 2019

This week in #nced: For Rural Schools, Extra Money Could Help Keep The Roof On; Advocating for ‘Our Children’ or a ‘Marxist’ Event? NC’s Upcoming Teacher Protest Draws Debate.

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April 5, 2019

Friday Report – April 5th, 2019

This week in #nced NC Senate Continues Push for Alternatives to Public Schools; The Evolution of School Segregation: The North Carolina Story

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March 29, 2019

Friday Report – March 29th, 2019

This week in #nced: NC House Moves Forward with Changes to A-F School Grades; Bills to Cut K-12 Testing, Challenge Curriculum Materials Advance in House

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March 22, 2019

Friday Report – March 22, 2019

This week in #nced: House Education Committee Tackles School Performance Grades; School Board Weighs Pay Cuts

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March 15, 2019

Friday Report – March 15, 2019

This week in #nced: Another Fayetteville Voucher School at Heart of Athletics Scandal; NC Ranks 29th in Nation for Teacher Pay, 2nd in Southeast

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March 8, 2019

Friday Report – March 8, 2019

This week in #nced: NC Teachers Who Carry Guns in Schools Would Get Pay Raises Under New Bill; Report Says Average NC Teacher Salary Is Nearly $54,000. But NCAE Says That Figure Is ‘Skewed.’

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March 1, 2019

Friday Report – March 1, 2019

This week in #nced: School Bond Proposal Sets Stage for Legislative Fight; Report Says ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of Students in Education System Is Costing NC Skilled Workers

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February 22, 2019

Friday Report – February 22, 2019

This week in #nced: Senate Leader: If NC Private School Voucher Money Is Going Unspent, Loosen the Rules; ‘Don’t Go Be a Teacher’ Is the Attitude NC Schools Chief Wants to Change. Here’s How.

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February 15, 2019

Friday Report – February 15, 2019

This week in #nced: NC Voucher Fund Leaves Millions Unspent While Growing by $10 Million a Year; Senate School Construction Plan Clears First Hurdle

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February 8, 2019

Friday Report – February 8, 2019

This week in #nced: Will NC Teachers Once Again Get Extra Pay for Master’s Degrees? Plan Has Bipartisan Support; NC Public Schools ‘Having Real Trouble Finding Elementary Teachers’

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February 1, 2019

Friday Report – February 1, 2019

This week in #nced: Raises? Supplies? More Jobs? What Teachers and State Workers Want in NC Budget Talks; NC Charter Schools Have Nearly Doubled Since 2011. Some Say It’s Time for a New Cap.

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January 25, 2019

Friday Report – January 25, 2019

This week in #nced: NC’s Teacher Diversity Gap: ‘Where Are the Black and Brown Teachers?’ In NC, 80 Percent of Public School Teachers Are White; Are NC Schools Biased Against Black Students? New Report Points to Suspension Rates.

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January 18, 2019

Friday Report – January 18, 2019

  The Friday Report January 18, 2019 Forum News Education Matters: Freshman Year When the new NC General Assembly was sworn in last week, about 1/4 of the 50-member Senate […]

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January 11, 2019

Friday Report – January 11, 2019

This week in #nced: ‘Moving Backwards’ on Reading. NC Is Not Seeing Gains from Its Read To Achieve Program; NC Won’t Take Over Low-Performing School. District Has 2 Years to Turn Things Around.

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January 4, 2019

Friday Report – January 4, 2019

This week in #nced: Governor Cites ‘Taxpayer-Funded Resegregation’ of Meck Schools in Veto of NC Bill, General Assembly Overrides Veto; Trump May Roll Back Obama School Discipline Rules, But 2 NC Districts Will Keep Them

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