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November 16, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – There’s plenty of hand-wringing these days over North Carolina’s rural-urban divide. But the chairman of the UNC System’s governing board sees a solution in the state’s colleges and universities. “If you take a look at the rural West and the rural East, I mean we’ve got a challenge there due to urbanization,”… READ MORE

November 14, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

REIDSVILLE – Things are different this year at Moss Street Partnership School – just ask the kids. In 2016, the NC General Assembly asked UNC institutions to establish “lab schools” at nearby low-performing K-12 schools. The idea was to improve student outcomes with state-of-the-art instruction, but also to give aspiring educators real-world experience in high-demand… READ MORE

November 14, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

REIDSVILLE – Everyone learns best by doing – so that’s what they do at Moss Street Partnership School. In the accompanying video, Christina O’Connor of UNC Greensboro’s School of Education describes how UNCG and the Moss Street Partnership School work together to find as many ways as possible for students to engage in experiences. O’Connor… READ MORE

November 14, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

REIDSVILLE – One of the innovative approaches the Moss Street Partnership School uses is to ignore arbitrary distinctions of what grade a child is in. Over and over, school officials declare, “We meet students where they are.” “We don’t teach third grade here. We don’t teach kindergarten or first grade. We teach kids,” Christina O’Connor… READ MORE

November 13, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

In response to a question about Wilkes Community College offering Electrical Line Worker certifications. Dr. Jeff Cox President of Wilkes Community College describes how community colleges determine which courses to offer.

November 9, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – North Carolina voters demonstrated Tuesday that they want our governor to have a true voice in governing our state – they want to re-establish and preserve the balance of powers. By breaking Republicans’ veto-proof majorities in the state House and apparently the Senate as well, they broadened the conversation about the future of… READ MORE

November 7, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood Robinson isn’t shy about describing the role WSSU plays in the Piedmont Triad’s economy. “We really pride ourselves on being a regional institution, and by educating and creating the next workforce – that’s what we do here,” Robinson says in the accompanying video. Though one study calculated WSSU’s… READ MORE

November 7, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University is North Carolina’s top producer of bachelor’s degrees for African-Americans in nursing and health professions.1 In the accompanying video, WSSU Chancellor Elwood Robinson traces that to when the university – which started as a teachers’ college – launched its nursing school in the 1950s. “As a result of that, I… READ MORE

November 7, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University takes student support seriously. “It goes back to who we are as a university – I mean, we are family,” Dr. Stephanie Dance-Barnes, Interim Associate Provost, says in the accompanying video at WSSU’s Student Success Center.1 The Student Success Center is a one-stop shop where students can get academic help,… READ MORE

November 2, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Dr. Jeff Cox President of Wilkes Community College describes what NC community colleges face when launching new programs as a result of the current funding model which funds them in “arrears”.