/tags/teach-for-america Teach For America en-US Copyright Thu, 21 May 2015 12:36:03 GMT /education/2015-05-21/who-will-teach-our-children-n-c-teaching-fellows-program-ends This month, thousands of college students are walking across graduation stages and receiving their diplomas. Among them is a small group of 500 students… Thu, 21 May 2015 12:36:03 GMT /education/2015-05-21/who-will-teach-our-children-n-c-teaching-fellows-program-ends Reema Khrais /arts-culture/2014-04-21/young-nc-poet-i-will-fight-for-my-rights-to-be-black-in-this-crazy-world There is some intense poetry writing happening this month in Eastern North Carolina. Select groups of students are participating in the Teach for America… Mon, 21 Apr 2014 21:02:57 GMT /arts-culture/2014-04-21/young-nc-poet-i-will-fight-for-my-rights-to-be-black-in-this-crazy-world Carol Jackson /education/2013-12-19/training-teachers-the-growing-political-influence-of-teach-for-america-in-nc Rob Bryan might not have needed the help. As the chairman of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party, he was well-positioned to run against, and defeat, a… Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:45:00 GMT /education/2013-12-19/training-teachers-the-growing-political-influence-of-teach-for-america-in-nc Dave DeWitt /education/2013-06-12/two-teacher-training-programs-one-spot-in-the-budget Back in the 1980s, North Carolina had a serious teacher problem. There were shortages in much of the state, but the bigger problem wasn’t how many… Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:57:00 GMT /education/2013-06-12/two-teacher-training-programs-one-spot-in-the-budget Dave DeWitt