I recently had the opportunity to travel on an NC New Schools study visit with a team of teachers, administrators and corporate partners to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school system in McAllen, Texas.
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As our group embarked on the trip to south Texas, my goal was to find information to help calibrate where the Beaufort County schools are in relation to early college programming and other similar offerings in non-early college settings. I hoped to gain a frame of reference to help us consider the things that we are doing and
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Last week, I joined with NC New Schools and representatives from school districts across North Carolina on a study visit to model schools in New York City. A lifetime southern belle, I expected to have a “Lean on Me” experience. I was certain that I would get to see a real life Joe Clark in action!
I couldn’t have been
...Education Week recently featured NC New Schools partner Dr. Austin Obasohan as one of its “Leaders to Learn From.” The following excerpt and video are reposted from Education Week. Visit their website for the full article.
After Austin Obasohan visited Duplin Early
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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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