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Case Study: Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology and Agriscience
Located in the rural northeast region of North Carolina, the Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology and Agriscience currently serves students from five counties in grades 9 through 11. The school …
Caldwell Early College High School
In a state that leads the nation in the development of innovative early college high schools that are giving more students a good chance for success, Caldwell Early College High School stands out. …
Meet an Innovator: John Heilmann
John Heilmann gets excited talking about Bernoulli's principle and how to apply it. He can even sound cool talking about wing design and lift and how airplanes can fly. Maybe not the trendiest top…
District Innovation: Surry County Schools
Surry County continues to expand its college-going focus beyond the early college environment. The demand for college readiness support in Surry County is high, and district leadership is committed to…
District Innovation: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is taking a “blended model” approach to college and career readiness. In this model, NC News Schools is working in partnership with the National Academy Foundat…
District Innovation: Duplin County Schools
Duplin County Schools is pioneering a comprehensive approach to leadership development for school principals as well as a college readiness focus at every grade level. Known as “The Duplin Promise,"…
Meet an Innovator: Kelly Leovic
A decade ago, Kelly Leovic wanted to start an outreach program to connect the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's RTP office with area schools and the community. She got an unexpected lesson in the…
Meet Innovators: Barbara Tansey and Don Phipps
Listening to Don Phipps and Barbara Tansey talk about innovation in public education in Beaufort County is inspiring. The Beaufort County school superintendent and community college president practica…
Meet an Innovator: Early/Middle College at GTCC Jamestown
Geoff Barham, Tonya Bodie, Dramaine Freeman and Susan Kimbrough have spent the past decade working together at the Early/Middle College at GTCC-Jamestown with Principal Loretta Rowland-Kitley. As part…
Meet an Innovator: Mary Linda Andrews
When Mary Linda Andrews joined the board of advisors of NC New Schools Board in 2003, the newly launched organization was just getting started with a handful of schools and STEM was a little known acr…
