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1 week ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Liz Bell |Chantal Brown |Kylee Maarschalk |Emily Thomas
State Board hears from educators on needs of beginning teachers, importance of support personnel by Liz Bell Seven months after Hurricane Helene, State Board of Education members discussed their visions for North Carolina public schools at a three-day meeting in a former Haywood County elementary school library.
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1 week ago | 
ednc.org | Liz Bell
Seven months after Hurricane Helene, State Board of Education members discussed their visions for North Carolina public schools at a three-day meeting in a former Haywood County elementary school library. Educators told the members that schools need increased support and funding, both in the western region and across the state, during the Board’s first planning meeting since the election of Mo Green as superintendent of public instruction.
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2 weeks ago | 
ednc.org | Liz Bell
Editor’s note: This article discusses mental health and abuse. Before Mike Yaniero served Jacksonville for two decades as its police chief and public safety director, he was working as a detective in Virginia and Tennessee. Yaniero, who recently retired, began to notice worrisome patterns in the management of child abuse and neglect cases. “A lot of those cases fell through the cracks because they weren’t prosecuted properly,” Yaniero said. Then he encountered a different way of doing things.
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2 weeks ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Mebane Rash |Katie Dukes |Liz Bell
Trump signs seven more executive orders impacting K-12 and higher ed by Mebane Rash On April 23, President Donald Trump signed seven executives orders impacting elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. Leaders from the departments of labor, commerce, and education, including Secretary Linda McMahon, joined the president in the Oval Office.
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2 weeks ago | 
ednc.org | Liz Bell
'Caring for the caregivers' Early Bird readers, hello again. Newcomers, welcome! If you were forwarded this email, you can sign up here to receive it every two weeks, and join our conversation on issues facing North Carolina’s young children and those who support them. If you’re already a subscriber, please help us reach more people by sharing this with your friends and co-workers interested in early childhood education. Since our last edition, I’ve been on the road.
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3 weeks ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Ben S. Humphries |Chris William |Liz Bell |Jennifer Fernandez
North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association announces 2025 Dr. Samuel Houston Jr. leadership award recipients by Staff The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA), in partnership with the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD), is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Dr. Samuel Houston Jr. Leadership Award: Dr. Chris Blanton, Assistant Superintendent, Watauga… Continue reading → NC Teaching Fellows program announces 530 award...
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4 weeks ago | 
ednc.org | Liz Bell
This article discusses mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, reach out to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling 988. Gov. Josh Stein addressed professionals from child care, health care, education, foster care, and more at the second annual State of the Child Summit on Tuesday. The annual event was hosted by NC Child and the NC Institute of Medicine.
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4 weeks ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Hannah McClellan |Liz Bell |Lane Fischer |Claire Carlson
Senate budget includes raises and funds for Propel NC, requires administrative cuts by Hannah Vinueza McClellan Contents Pay and benefits Other workforce investments Enrollment Alignment with high schools Community college reductions Helene aid and funds for individual colleges The North Carolina Senate released its 2025-27 budget proposal on April 14, allocating approximately $73 million over the… Continue reading → Senate budget updates child care subsidy rates, lacks subsidy floor by Liz...
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4 weeks ago | 
ednc.org | Liz Bell
The state Senate’s budget proposal, released Monday night, would allocate funding for North Carolina’s child care subsidy program, which helps low-income working families afford care. It also would direct federal funding to create a pilot aimed at expanding child care capacity in three counties. The subsidy funding would increase rates for some programs participating in the subsidy program, depending on the program’s location, what ages of children it serves, and its quality rating.
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1 month ago | 
seattlemedium.com | Liz Bell
By Liz Bell, EdNCShalicia Jackson, also known as Shay, has done almost everything there is to do in early childhood education. Jackson has been an assistant childcare teacher, a lead teacher, a Head Start coordinator, a family advocate, and a social worker in public schools. She has worked in nonprofits and at the Durham Partnership for Children in North Carolina, training teachers to better support young children.
