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Commentary: Making learning relevant
By Lynne Garrison, Vice President, NC New Schools -- James Guy, a history teacher at Edgecombe Early College High School, had his doubts about using learning...
28 Nov 2012
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Rural high schools stress college credit
Students in five rural high schools will be able to get a head start on college starting in January under an innovative new initiative aimed at students who...
28 Nov 2012
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New brand, same commitment to education innovation
Since 2003, we've been partnering with local communities to transform public education across North Carolina so that all students graduate ready for college,...
25 Oct 2012
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Wanted: Prospective STEM Teachers
College graduates interested in becoming high school science, math and technology teachers can now take a cost-free alternate route to certification that...
24 Oct 2012
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New education chat coming to Twitter
Interested in powerful teaching and learning? Looking for conversation about instructional strategies to support innovation in the classroom? Want to hang out...
17 Oct 2012
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New Schools: Today Less a Project and More of a Promise
When the North Carolina New Schools Project was launched nine years ago, we began with a goal to help create small, innovative high schools across the state...
16 Oct 2012
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Students from innovative schools get hands-on lesson from working engineers
Students from four innovative high schools in the Triangle region learned how STEM skills are applied in the workplace from engineers who apply them every day....
5 Oct 2012
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Securing their prosperity and ours
By Tony Habit --North Carolina's high school class of 2012 set a new high-water mark that deserves repeating: Eight of every 10 students graduated on time. Just...
25 Sep 2012
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More focus on "middle jobs," study urges
A new study just out picks up on the same message that framed the Pathways to Prosperity report issued in 2011: America needs to focus more attention on...
25 Sep 2012
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Lesson from the field: Why science matters
By Kirk Kennedy, East Duplin High School What do a chemical company in the Research Triangle Park and a biology classroom in Beulaville in rural Duplin County...
15 Aug 2012
- North Carolina’s innovative schools continue progress in eliminating dropouts
- Innovative Preparation Program for STEM Teachers Expands to More Schools
- Summer Externships Help Teachers from Innovative Secondary Schools Connect Classrooms to the Workplace
- Educators from Innovative Secondary Schools Convene for NCNSP's Annual Summer Institute
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