Session Presentations
Posted below are the presentations from the December 2018 Education session.
- Education in North Carolina 101 by Brenda Berg
- Is the Deck Stacked? Educational Outcomes in NC by Nadja Young
- Early Childhood Education by Cindy Watkins
- A Conversation with the Guilford County Superintendent by Sharon Contreras
- Higher Education in NC by Kristy Teskey
- North Carolina’s Independent Colleges and Universities by Hope Williams
- Whole Child NC by Ellen Essick
- “Follow the Money: School Funding in NC” by Jennifer Bennett
- School Funding Worksheet by Jennifer Bennett
- Education Session Quiz for Wednesday
- Education Session Quiz for Thursday
Recommended Links and Resources
The following resources were mentioned by session presenters or shared by class and planning team members during the December 2018 Education session. Also be sure to revisit the Session Resources page for links shared prior to the session.
- “Our Deepest Fear” by Marianne Williamson (shared by Cassandra Williams during the ICRCM reflections segment)
- “The First 2000 Days” (video shared as a resource prior to session and mentioned by Cindy Watkins of NC Partnership for Children)
- Bright Spots Profiles from ncIMPACT (mentioned by Mebane Rash of Education NC)
- “Healthy Active Children Policy Report 2018” presented to NC Board of Education (mentioned by Ellen Essick)
- “Why have thousands of smart, low-income NC students been excluded from advanced classes?” (News and Observer article shared by Emily Gangi)
- Public Impact on Opportunity Culture (shared by Emily Gangi)
- Success Academy 1: The Problem (shared by Arthur Salido)
- “How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism” (Atlantic article shared by Sharon Hirsch)
- “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City (New York Times article shared by Jinky Rosselli)
- “The Other Side: David Taylor and Trevon” (video from “The Other Side Series” from Mike Cole and Amazing Studios)
- NC’s Work-Based Learning Navigator (introduced during session by Wendy John)
- “Screens, Tweens, and Teens” presentation by Christian Mauro (shared by Cort Bennett)
- Pathways to Grade-Level Reading from the NC Early Childhood Foundation (shared by Tracy Zimmerman)
