Hundreds of North Carolina leaders in business, government and education gathered at N.C. State University’s Emerging Issues Forum to consider the future of manufacturing in a state where traditional industries such as textiles, furniture and tobacco are now largely a thing of the past.
Their conclusion: North Carolina’s prospects for harnessing the kind of advanced ...
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 ...
The new common standards that North Carolina’s public schools have adopted this year are a matter of common sense. There’s ample evidence that students across the United States are losing their competitive edge in a world becoming more competitive by the day.
Few would disagree that jobs are harder to get. Good jobs that pay a living wage, even harder. ...
On the first day of the New Schools Project Summer Institute for 2012, I had the pleasure of seeing STEM in action at the LORD Corporation. This was my first true experience with STEM in education and it was enlightening.
Going into the LORD Corporation global headquarters in Cary, NC, I had no clue about this company. Essentially they develop ...
I believe I was fortunate to have attended public schools during at time that education has been a priority in North Carolina. During my K-12 education, initiatives such as Smart Start, More at Four, class size reductions and the establishment of Gateways for promotion have reinforced to my classmates and me that education is important, and that our state ...