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More focus on "middle jobs," study urges
A new study just out picks up on the same message that framed the Pathways to Prosperity report issued in 2011: America needs to focus more attention on...
25 Sep 2012
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Schools honored for 100% graduation rates
Fifteen schools partnering with NC New Schools were among 28 honored last week by State Superintendent June Atkinson for achieving 100 percent graduation rates...
25 Sep 2012
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Lesson from the field: Why science matters
By Kirk Kennedy, East Duplin High School What do a chemical company in the Research Triangle Park and a biology classroom in Beulaville in rural Duplin County...
15 Aug 2012
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NCNSP Partner Schools Show Strong Results
North Carolina's innovative high schools continue to demonstrate strong results, according to recently released state data for the 2011-2012 school year, with...
15 Aug 2012
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Student Voices: Learning by Doing
Amayrani Calvario is one of 18 rising seniors at the City of Medicine Academy in Durham who recently completed a summer internship in a nearby medical facility....
15 Aug 2012
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Students give high marks to innovative schools
Students from more than a dozen innovative high schools that are partners with North Carolina New Schools gave high marks to their schools on a survey of...
15 Aug 2012
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Summer Externships Help Teachers from Innovative Secondary Schools Connect Classrooms to the Workplace
Few buzzwords in education are more popular these days than "relevance." Students demand it. Schools struggle to convey it. Employers expect graduates who...
26 Jul 2012
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Carnegie Corporation grant advances STEM education in NC
A developing network of innovative STEM secondary schools with a focus on biotechnology and agriscience -- including a regional STEM school in northeastern...
16 Jul 2012
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STEM Education Leader Speaks at Summer Institute
Nationally recognized education innovator Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County, shared his zeal for helping all...
29 Jun 2012
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New ideas gleaned on STEM school study visits
More than two dozen North Carolina educators and business leaders dispersed this week to the Midwest to gather first-hand information about how innovative...
20 Jun 2012



















