Popular Tag: Partnerships

April 5, 2016

Bridging the Academic Divide

Currently at West Bladen high school, in Bladenboro, NC, there are a group of students and teachers that are bridging the academic divide. Co-teaching and cooperative learning is the key to succes…
Mapping the future for rural communities

March 22, 2016

Mapping the future for rural communities

Drive across any rural town in the United States and you will find skeletons of industry past. Factories, which once employed thousands and allowed families to live a comfortable middle-class lifestyl…

March 22, 2016

Early college: the power of partnerships

One of the first lessons learned as North Carolina's Early College High School director was the misconception that all early college high schools were the same. Yes, they all focus on a target popu…

March 16, 2016

Work-based learning is more than “making copies”

When my daughter was in high school, she participated in an internship where she received a course credit for her part-time employment as a nursery attendant at the local fitness gym. Was she aiming f…