THOMASVILLE (August 24, 2022) – We don’t often think about what’s needed to work in a zoo or aquarium. But Davidson-Davie Community College is one school that offers instruction in both. The college’s Zoo & Aquarium Science program is one of just two in the country offered by a community college, Davidson-Davie President Darrin Hartness… READ MORE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK (August 11, 2022) – There were lots of nice words at the NC Chamber’s annual Education and the Workforce Conference last week – lots of great ideas shared. Which made it that much more difficult to square with the Chamber’s actions the week before. First, though, some of those ideas: Durham Tech… READ MORE
Above: Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood, president of Blue Ridge Community College, discusses workforce development strategies with state and college leaders. (Photo by: Benjamin Rickert, July 2022) By Dr. Laura B. Leatherwood FLAT ROCK (August 17, 2022) – Education is a pillar of our society, bringing innovation and knowledge to every area of need. This means… READ MORE
EDITOR’S NOTE: With school set to resume soon across North Carolina with thousands of teaching positions still vacant1 and a new pay plan being floated for K-12 teachers, Don Martin, retired superintendent of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, shares his views about the plan. WINSTON-SALEM (August 10, 2022) – In 2020, the Forsyth County Commissioners asked… READ MORE
WILMINGTON (August 3, 2022) – We don’t often get to ask both an educator from Brazil and an educator from India what they think of U.S. higher education. But our interviews this summer with outgoing UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli and incoming Chancellor Aswani Volety provided just such an opportunity. We weren’t sure what… READ MORE
(August 4, 2022) RALEIGH – More than 50 North Carolina business leaders asked the NC Supreme Court last week to uphold a lower court’s order last fall directing state officials to transfer more than $700 million to improve the state’s public schools. The “friend of the court” brief1 is part of the 28-year-old Leandro case… READ MORE
RALEIGH (July 27, 2022) – As the 9th-largest state in the country, and with companies like Apple, Google, Fujifilm Diosynth, Boom Supersonic and Toyota headed here, North Carolina simply needs more engineers. NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson makes the case in the accompanying video. “The whole notion of producing the talented workforce is at… READ MORE
RALEIGH (July 27, 2022) – The General Assembly responded to North Carolina’s need for engineers last year with “Engineering NC’s Future,” which provided $125 million for expansion of engineering programs at NC State, UNC Charlotte and N.C. A&T State University.1 “That’s big for all of us, but it’s also big for the economy,” NC State… READ MORE
RALEIGH (July 21, 2022) – North Carolina won bragging rights last week when CNBC named it the No. 1 state in America for business. It’s an honor of which we should be proud. The network praised state leaders for putting aside sharp partisan divisions to present a united, bipartisan front when recruiting new business to… READ MORE
CHAPEL HILL (July 20, 2022) – An investment in some of North Carolina’s brightest high-school graduates – free tuition – is already paying off at UNC System schools. The NC School of Science and Mathematics in Durham – which now has a western campus in Morganton as well1 – is considered one of the top… READ MORE
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