Participants from a January 2012 study visit to Caldwell Early College High School talk about what they learned and what they’re taking back to their schools following the two-day visit. During the study visits, NC New Schools brings teachers, administrators and other education leaders to model partner schools to visit classrooms, network with peers and experience a powerful and unique school culture where all adults collaborate to support, deepen and extend student learning, across their schools and into their communities.
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Five Practices that Work for Innovative Schools
Last week, I joined with NC New Schools and representatives from school districts across North Carolina on a study visit to model schools in New York City. A lifetime southern belle, I expected to hav…
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Designing School for Student Success: Case Study of Caldwell Early College
[Photo: Earth and environmental science teacher Denise Allen discusses results of an experiment related to global climate change with freshmen Bethany Annas and Joseph Powell.] The following post …
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Meet an Innovator: Donna Doughty

Preparing students for college, careers and life -- NC New Schools' vision -- is exactly what this counselor wants to do.
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