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1 month ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Hannah McClellan |Derick Lee
Gov. Stein focuses on Hurricane Helene recovery, education in State of State address by Hannah Vinueza McClellan Contents K-12 highlightsCommunity collegesEarly childhoodRepublican response from House Speaker Hall Democratic Gov.
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1 month ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Derick Lee |Mebane Rash |Emily Thomas
North Carolina educator’s debut book explores servant leadership in education by Derick Lee In 2022, veteran educator Leshaun Jenkins collaborated with EducationNC for his year-long principal diary. The diary chronicled his journey as a first year principal with Edgecombe County Public Schools.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Derick Lee |Michael Hardison |Audrey J. Jaeger
Call Me MISTER: A story of mentorship in Iredell County by Derick Lee Mark Wellman is an assistant principal with Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS). He also serves as the district coordinator of the Call Me MISTER program, a mentorship program for students. For Wellman, working with ISS is a full-circle moment.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
ednc.org | Derick Lee
Mark Wellman is an assistant principal with Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS). He also serves as the district coordinator of the Call Me MISTER program, a mentorship program for students. For Wellman, working with ISS is a full-circle moment. He attributes his ability to show up for students to the impact of the mentorship he received in life. His parents, J.D. Wellman and Doris Davidson Wellman, were named as the most influential individuals on his journey in education.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Hannah McClellan |Liz Bell |Derick Lee |Chantal Brown
General Assembly overrides veto of the mini budget, adds additional funds for vouchers by Hannah Vinueza McClellan The Republican-led General Assembly successfully overrode the governor’s veto of its mini budget on Wednesday, pushing forward $95 million in enrollment growth funds for public schools and an additional $463.5 million toward private school vouchers for this fiscal year.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
ednc.org | Derick Lee
To kick-off November, the nonprofit organization we are (working to extend anti-racist education) held their Educators of Color Caucus. Durham educators gathered at the W.G. Pearson Center for a night of community building and heard from several speakers regarding district initiatives and goals.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
ednc.org | Derick Lee
Share this story The Dudley Flood Center launches the DRIVE coalition, continuing the effort to prepare, recruit, and retain educators of color. In late October, the Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity (Flood Center) held its kick-off event for the DRIVE Coalition. This marked the first of ongoing gatherings to focus on the racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of North Carolina’s K-12 educator workforce.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Caroline Parker |Hannah McClellan |Ryan Mitchell |Derick Lee
‘Our students stay together’: Old Fort Elementary School relocates after hurricane by Caroline Parker The pews of Greenlee Baptist Church were filled Tuesday, Oct. 8 not for a typical service, but for an Old Fort Elementary School announcement.
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Oct 10, 2024 | us9.campaign-archive.com | Caroline Parker |Hannah McClellan |Ryan Mitchell |Derick Lee
‘Our students stay together’: Old Fort Elementary School relocates after hurricane by Caroline Parker The pews of Greenlee Baptist Church were filled Tuesday, Oct. 8 not for a typical service, but for an Old Fort Elementary School announcement.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
ednc.org | Derick Lee
After a challenging rollout of the “Better FAFSA” last year that resulted in fewer students completing the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the 2025-26 FAFSA is set to open for all students on Dec. 1. Prior to that date, a limited set of students and institutions are participating in beta testing of the 2025-26 form.
