After the floods – How NC public schools are recovering from Hurricane Matthew. Three weeks after Hurricane Matthew devastated parts of Eastern NC with historic flooding, Robeson County students returned to class, the last school system to reopen. We visit Lumberton this week and talk with school leaders about the impact, response and what’s left to do.
Guests include:
Superintendent Tommy Lowry, Public Schools of Robeson County
Tara Bullard, Principal, West Lumberton Elementary
Ben Matthews, Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Operations, NC Department of Public Instruction
Liz Bell, Researcher/Reporter, Education NC
RESOURCES
Education on the Ballot
https://thinkprogress.org/across-the-country-education-is-on-the-ballot-6e6bcaf42a6a#.p7n6flwax
https://kfor.com/2016/11/08/oklahoma-voters-strike-down-penny-sales-tax-for-education/
The School-to-Prison Pipeline Starts in Preschool
https://schottfoundation.org/blog/2016/10/24/school-prison-pipeline-starts-preschool
Teachers Underestimate Girls’ Math Abilities, Report Suggests
https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2016/11/teachers_underestimate_girls_math_abilities_report_suggests.html
Hurricane Matthew – Robeson County Schools news coverage
https://www.wral.com/school-leaders-in-robeson-county-ready-to-return-to-the-classroom/16131720/
EdNC stories on Princeville
https://www.ednc.org/2016/10/17/princeville-students-without-homes-school/
https://www.ednc.org/2016/10/28/princeville-elementary-kids-go-back-school/
North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Matthew
Visit NCDisasterRelief.org
Text NCRECOVERS to 30306
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