Cyndi Soter O'Neil brings experience from more than a decade of work in public education in North Carolina. She began her career as a high school English teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, where she discovered an interest in journalism as her schools' newspaper advisor. Following her graduate studies, Soter O'Neil worked as a public schools advocate at Wake Education Partnership, managing the organization's communications, research, marketing and outreach efforts. Before joining the NC New Schools Project, she also served as research and communications consultant for the Guilford Education Alliance.
NC New Schools is partnering with Jobs for the Future (JFF) to host the National Early College Conference in Durham, NC, on Oct. 29-30, 2013. The conference will feature two days of compelling presentations showcasing best practices, emerging technology, innovative ideas and exemplars of early college high schools.
Registration is now open for the event and conference session proposals may
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The following post is an excerpt from a case study of Caldwell Early College High School, a partner with NC New Schools. Click here to download the complete case study.
From the moment one enters the school, there is an almost palpable difference in the atmosphere and culture between
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This blog post, written by Caldwell County native Nation Hahn, first appeared on the Pathways to Opportunity RTP Tour blog.
As we wrap up the first leg of the Pathways to Opportunity tour, we realize that each place we’ve visited told us the same thing: in difficult times, our communities band together
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Next week one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” will present to 600 of North Carolina’s most innovative education, business and government leaders.
Nationally recognized education innovator Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland – Baltimore County, will deliver the keynote address as part of the NC New Schools Project’s annual Summer Institute
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Jobs requiring a STEM background are driving the economy — in North Carolina and across the nation. STEM job growth has been three times greater than that of non-STEM jobs over the last 10 years. And throughout the next decade, STEM occupations are projected to grow by 17 percent, compared to a 9.8-percent growth rate for other occupations.
Eight million
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