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. Our objective was simple: gather ideas on how to graduate high school students from rural areas with college credit, certificates
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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
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What do surgeons, musicians and teachers have in common? According to a recent article in The New Yorker, they can all benefit from professional coaching—just like elite athletes.
Before I joined the staff of the NC New Schools Project, I was a high school social studies teacher. I was surrounded by hardworking colleagues who
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Six years ago, an opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream showed up in a vacancy for “Principal.” Little did I know that this ”Principalship” had powerful sails that captured the winds of change with a navigator named “NC New Schools Project” that charted a course for ALL students to succeed at college, career and life. The 5
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