March 1, 2021
Our February Postsecondary Pathways webinar included insights on higher education data and equity from Dr. Christopher Nellum, Dr. Carlos Santiago, and Mamie Voight. As state leaders think about how to reimagine systems of higher education in...
December 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has thoroughly changed the structure of education, highlighting deeply rooted educational inequities and forcing educators to reexamine some of their core practices. As states provide instructional recommendations, students...
December 17, 2020
On December 10, 2020, myFutureNC and the College Advising Corps jointly hosted a virtual panel to give voice to the experiences of first-generation college students in North Carolina. According to the Higher Education Act, a...
December 11, 2020
Updated: June 29, 2021 The Challenge Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools and educational institutions shifted from traditional in-person learning to remote online instruction, and now are transitioning back to in-person and hybrid...
December 4, 2020
The Challenge As the coronavirus pandemic has led to a massive wave of school closures and virtual learning, many students have experienced significant learning loss. The coronavirus pandemic has taken existing academic achievement differences...
November 19, 2020
Introduction: Dismantling Stereotypes about Rural America “Since the 2016 presidential campaign there has been a spotlight on rural America. It has brought attention to the lives and challenges of rural America, but also brought about...
November 18, 2020
Communities across North Carolina are working hard to drive postsecondary attainment at the local level. We spoke with Representative James Gailliard of NC House District 25 to learn more about how his home district of Nash County is working to...
November 13, 2020
Introduction: Thinking About the Future in a Time of Great Uncertainty "I know education is a place we can come together. When I think about the future I think about broadband access, state and local governments' financial strain, education loss...
November 12, 2020
The Challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for students and educators returning to learning during the 2020-2021 school year. In a historic disruption, nearly every school in the United States faced a swift transition to...
November 11, 2020
The Challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major disruption to institutions of higher education (IHEs) across the country, with many colleges and universities questioning whether it is safe to resume in-person instruction. This question in...
