Languid summer days are near at hand. For students finishing the traditional academic year, time - free and fallow - beckons
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mountain Faith Band, which has graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and Radio City Music Hall, wants to bring its unique blend of Americana/roots music to a school near you.
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 3:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University's College of Education hosted the spring 2016 Margaret Blount Harvey Literacy Institute on Jan. 30 for students and educators in the Latham Clinical Schools Network, a privately funded partnership that supports the enhancement of 39 school systems in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2016 @ 5:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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The changing definition of literacy and the constant evolution of teaching methods were major topics at the first-ever Interdisciplinary Literacy Summit, held May 21 at East Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, May 29th, 2014 @ 9:15 am
By: ECU News Services
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Former State Treasurer Richard Moore will deliver the commencement address at the 47th graduation for Beaufort County Community College set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15 in the auditorium of Washington High School.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Perhaps the most glaring weakness among American college students is their writing. Many enter college lacking the ability to put together even a single good paragraph - and graduate without much improvement. It has been that way for a long time.
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2013 @ 6:33 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Every few years, The College Board releases a report entitled Education Pays: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society. It had not done so since 2010, until the latest version. These reports have a perfectly consistent message, namely that college education is all good. It...
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 @ 1:48 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Lawmakers adopted a 2013-14 budget conference report authorizing $7.9 billion in General Fund spending on K-12 education, which is up 4.8 percent over the $7.5 billion budget enacted for the 2012-13 fiscal year.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Literacy Volunteers of Beaufort County recently joined with Beaufort County Community College to inform its Basic Skills students about coming changes in the General Educational Development, or GED, Program.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 @ 8:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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