Gallup Poll finds North Carolinians value education

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RALEIGH (Nov. 28, 2018) – North Carolinians think increased educational opportunity will help them and their state advance – yet they have substantial concerns about cost and access. Those are among the findings of a Gallup survey for the myFutureNC Commission, a group of leaders from education, business, nonprofits and the faith and policy communities…. READ MORE

WSSU & NASCAR: ‘What a great marriage’

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WINSTON-SALEM – At first it sounds unlikely – a historically black university training NASCAR team members? But it’s true: Winston-Salem State University, in fact, is the only public university in the country to offer a four-year degree in Motorsports Management. The program encompasses racing operations as well as marketing and management. “It is hard to… READ MORE

N.C. A&T’s impact in the community

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GREENSBORO – To Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr., North Carolina A&T State University helps prepare an increasingly skilled workforce – in Greensboro, in the Piedmont Triad, in North Carolina and beyond. “Business leaders, our legislators … are looking for institutions of higher education to come out of what’s called ‘the ivory tower,’” Martin says in… READ MORE

Harry Smith: Strong universities battle urbanization

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CHAPEL HILL – There’s plenty of hand-wringing these days over North Carolina’s rural-urban divide. But the chairman of the UNC System’s governing board sees a solution in the state’s colleges and universities. “If you take a look at the rural West and the rural East, I mean we’ve got a challenge there due to urbanization,”… READ MORE

Moss Street Partnership School ‘works in both directions’

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REIDSVILLE – Things are different this year at Moss Street Partnership School – just ask the kids. In 2016, the NC General Assembly asked UNC institutions to establish “lab schools” at nearby low-performing K-12 schools. The idea was to improve student outcomes with state-of-the-art instruction, but also to give aspiring educators real-world experience in high-demand… READ MORE

Learn best by doing at Moss Street

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REIDSVILLE – Everyone learns best by doing – so that’s what they do at Moss Street Partnership School. In the accompanying video, Christina O’Connor of UNC Greensboro’s School of Education describes how UNCG and the Moss Street Partnership School work together to find as many ways as possible for students to engage in experiences. O’Connor… READ MORE

Meeting students where they are at Moss Street

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REIDSVILLE – One of the innovative approaches the Moss Street Partnership School uses is to ignore arbitrary distinctions of what grade a child is in. Over and over, school officials declare, “We meet students where they are.” “We don’t teach third grade here.  We don’t teach kindergarten or first grade.  We teach kids,” Christina O’Connor… READ MORE

NC voters enforce balance of powers

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RALEIGH – North Carolina voters demonstrated Tuesday that they want our governor to have a true voice in governing our state – they want to re-establish and preserve the balance of powers. By breaking Republicans’ veto-proof majorities in the state House and apparently the Senate as well, they broadened the conversation about the future of… READ MORE