Continuing to build a team focused on achieving educational excellence, North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green named three additions to his executive leadership team today: Mark Dessauer, Dr. Derrick Jordan and Dr. Michael Maher. Maher and Jordan will assume their new roles at NCDPI on January 20, and Dessauer will begin his role on February 10.
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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction unveiled a $25 million initiative today, funded by the Golden LEAF Foundation, aimed at improving school performance through innovative educational strategies. The announcement was made during the State Board of Education meeting, and the board will hold its vote on two contracts and a Request for Proposals (RFP) to support the work of the grant on Thursday.
State Superintendent Mo Green announced two new hires for the Government Affairs team at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) today. Geoff Coltrane will serve as the Senior Director of Government Affairs and Strategy and Elizabeth Yelverton will serve as legislative liaison. Both will also support the State Board of Education’s legislative efforts.
Maurice “Mo” Green was sworn in as North Carolina’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction today at the Meredith Leigh Haynes-Bennie Lee Inman Education Center in Jamestown.
In the midst of the 2024 holiday season, a Charlotte educator has another special reason to celebrate. Vanessa Smith, a first grade teacher at Croft Community School, was named a national Milken Educator Award winner on Wednesday, receiving a $25,000 prize. Smith is North Carolina’s 57th recipient of the Milken Award since the honor began in 1987.
As the science of reading reaches full implementation in North Carolina, new data presented to the State Board of Education today shows that K-3 students are making significant progress in being on track and narrowing the racial achievement gap when it comes to literacy.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) has been awarded a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to pilot the Skills for the Future (SFF) project in North Carolina.
A total of $800,000 in grants has been awarded to 18 North Carolina school districts to help develop student skills in computer science through coding.
Seven school districts will share more than $360 million in new state lottery-funded grant awards for school construction, renovation projects and other capital improvements. Among the projects funded by the grants are plans to consolidate schools into one campus, increasing access to career and technical education and modernizing facilities for students, faculty and the surrounding community.
In the 2024-25 school year, 212 schools across North Carolina are participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP).
Every North Carolina school that applied was selected and approved by the State Board of Education to participate.