Month: February 2015 | North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation

February 9, 2015

BEST NC Seeks Comment on Draft Vision for NC Education (Birth through Grade 12)

BEST NC (Business for Educational Success and Transformation in North Carolina) has released its Proposed North Carolina Education Vision and is seeking public comment through a short survey or by participation in a webinar. (A schedule of webinars is including…

February 4, 2015

NC Early Childhood Programs Found to Significantly Lower Likelihood of Special Education Placements in Third Grade

Access to state-supported early childhood programs significantly reduces the likelihood that children will be placed in special education in the third grade, academically benefiting students and resulting in considerable cost savings to school districts, according to new research published in…

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