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Episode 104 - Early College High Schools on the Chopping Block
Some of North Carolina’s top rated high schools are what are commonly referred to as early college high schools. These schools allow students to earn…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 103 - North Carolina Rock Star Teachers
The State of North Carolina is fortunate to be home to thousands of exceptional public school teachers. In fact North Carolina leads the nation in th…
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode 102 - The E-Cigarette Epidemic and Students
E-cigarettes, Vaping. Juuling. Whatever you know it by, their use is skyrocketing among students. Last week North Carolina became the first state in …
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode 101 - Teacher Rally Recap and Exploring the House Budget
The school year may be nearing an end, but education policymaking is heating up in Raleigh. For the second year in a row, thousands of teachers march…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 100 -How Do We Keep Our Children Safe?
The rate of teen suicide in North Carolina has doubled in the last 10 years. Self-harm among 10- to 14-year-old girls in the U.S. has nearly tripled …
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 99 - NC Teachers Marching Again
On May 16th last year, nearly 20,000 North Carolina teachers descended on Raleigh for a march and rally outside the NC General Assembly asking for mo…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 98 - Expanding NC’s Teacher Pipeline
Our state’s public schools are facing critical teacher shortages and longer term teaching vacancies. At the same time, enrollment in the state’s teac…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 97 - Talking Testing with Teacher Legislators
There appears to be a growing bipartisan consensus that we’re over-testing our state’s public school students. There’s also increasing scrutiny over …
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 96 - One-on-One with NC Governor Roy Cooper
Two years ago, Roy Cooper was elected Governor of North Carolina as a champion for teachers and public schools. He’s just unveiled his proposed state…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 95 - Newsmakers
This week on Education Matters we welcome two educators who are making news. First up is Leigh Kokenes. She’s a School Psychologist in the Wake Count…
6 years, 9 months ago