North Carolina New Schools: News | Overview

Bipartisan bill would fund education innovation

May 9, 2013 - House Speaker Thom Tillis drew attention to North Carolina's education innovation efforts Wednesday with a news conference where he was joined by business leaders, legislators and educators from across the state. Tillis...

Pace quickens for work-based learning

April 30, 2013 - Education and business leaders in North Carolina are working together to solve a key challenge shared across the nation: ensuring that all high school graduates have the opportunity for meaningful careers that pay a...

Kenan Fellows awards fellowships to NC New Schools partners

April 18, 2013 - The Kenan Fellows Program this week awarded 49 fellowships to North Carolina public school teachers, including eight teachers in partnership with NC New Schools.The newest cohort of Kenan Fellows will tackle summer...

Collaboration with HCL America to create new technology hub for educators and partners

Driven by a shared commitment to bring innovation to education and prepare graduates for college, careers and life, HCL America, a leading global IT services...

15 APR 2013

Applications due for prospective STEM teachers

Applications for NC STEP -- the North Carolina STEM Teacher Education Program -- are still being accepted for select internship sites and will be reviewed on a...

12 APR 2013

Study: Early college graduates advance

New findings from an ongoing experimental study of North Carolina's early college high schools show that students who enrolled in the innovative schools were...

30 MAR 2013

NC early colleges cited by key foundation

A new report from the Carnegie Corporation of New York argues that new models of high schools, such as North Carolina's early college high schools, are needed...

27 MAR 2013

PBL workshops open for registration

North Carolina New Schools is pleased to partner with the Buck Institute for Education to bring Project Based Learning (PBL) workshops to North Carolina in July...

20 MAR 2013