Hannah McClellan

EducationNC • 27th November 2023

N.C. Community College System proposes new funding model for community colleges

N.C. community college leaders have long called for an update to the state funding formula for community colleges, which was created in 2010 and last updated in 2013. In August, the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) officially started work to...

EducationNC • 15th November 2023

2023 Dallas Herring Lecture focuses on opportunities of change for community colleges

Prince George’s Community College President Dr. Falecia D. Williams challenged community college leaders “to dare to be extraordinary” in the midst of change at the 2023 Dallas Herring Lecture on Tuesday. Williams, who gave the keynote address of the...

EducationNC • 12th November 2023

What to know about the state budget's provisions for principals

The new state budget, which passed Sept. 22 and became effective on Oct. 3, included an average 7% base pay raise over two years for school principals, calculated based on growth and Average Daily Membership (ADM). The 4% base pay raise for 2023-24...

EducationNC • 6th November 2023

State Board follows up on graduation requirements, parent hearings, other budget items

The State Board of Education continued its efforts to implement policy items from the new budget on Thursday, including passing new rules for a policy set to go into effect during the 2024-25 school year that will allow high school juniors to graduate...

EducationNC • 30th October 2023

When will N.C. school employees see pay raises?

The new state budget, which passed Sept. 22 and became effective on Oct. 3, included base salary raises ranging from 3.6 to 10.8% for teachers over the next two years — with larger raises going to beginner teachers. The salary raises for all...

EducationNC • 30th October 2023

How can we transform community college transfer?

Hi, Hannah here with this week’s edition of Awake58. If you missed our last newsletter on the implementation of community college items in the state budget, you can find it on our website. Another look at the case for community college transfer…...

EducationNC • 26th October 2023

This year's legislative long session comes to an end

A little over a month since this year’s new budget passed, General Assembly leaders have announced that the 2023 legislative long session is nearly wrapped up. On Wednesday, the General Assembly ratified Resolution 2023-11, announcing adjournment of...

EducationNC • 26th October 2023

Meet Guilford County Schools' José Oliva

When José Oliva was 15, he moved from Guatemala to Greensboro, North Carolina. He enrolled in Guilford County School’s Doris Henderson Newcomers School, a transitional school that helps immigrants and refugees learn English while also providing...

EducationNC • 24th October 2023

We have a budget. How will it be implemented?

Hi, Hannah here with this week’s edition of Awake58. If you missed our last newsletter featuring the AdvanceNC collaborative, you can find it on our website. A look at the community college system’s efforts to operationalize the new budget… Free...

EducationNC • 23rd October 2023

Duke Divinity's Hispanic House of Studies marks 15 years - EdNC

Duke Divinity School students, faculty, and alumni gathered last week to celebrate the quinceañera of its Hispanic House of Studies (HHS) — the 15th birthday of the resource center — with worship, a mariachi band, and giant tres leches cake. The HHS...

EducationNC • 23rd October 2023

State Board starts operationalizing community college budget items

The State Board of Community Colleges reviewed state aid allocations and budget policies for the 2023-24 fiscal year at its meeting Oct. 20, discussing the timeline for operationalizing items in the new state budget for the N.C. Community College...

EducationNC • 16th October 2023

At community colleges, student success includes mental health

As the United States faces an “unprecedented mental health crisis,” community colleges across North Carolina are working to bolster their resources for students. For many of the state’s 58 community colleges, such work includes training for faculty...

EducationNC • 13th October 2023

Many North Carolina colleges will waive college application fees Oct. 16-20

Gov. Roy Cooper officially proclaimed October as Countdown to College month on Oct. 3, encouraging students to research higher education and career opportunities and submit college applications. Cooper urged students and families to use CFNC.org to...

EducationNC • 10th October 2023

Lee County Education Foundation works to empower educators and students

The Lee County Education Foundation (LCEF) reached an important milestone during the 2021-22 school year — officially donating more than $1 million to Lee County Schools since the foundation began its work 20 years ago. The foundation — comprised of...

EducationNC • 6th October 2023

State Board discusses Parents' Bill of Rights and graduation requirements in new budget

The State Board of Education discussed the implications of several items from the new budget at its meeting this week, including Session Law 2023-106, known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” SL 2023-106 became law on Aug. 16, after the General...

EducationNC • 2nd October 2023

Community colleges are North Carolina's 'dreamcatchers'

Hi, Hannah here with this week’s edition of Awake58. If you missed our last newsletter featuring highlights from the new budget for community colleges, you can find it on our website. Two North Carolina postsecondary leaders share how our state’s...

EducationNC • 28th September 2023

A guide to education items in North Carolina's new budget

Historically, education is the largest area of the state budget — and that is true again in this year’s new state budget, passed on Sept. 22 by the Republican-led General Assembly. The new state budget’s net appropriation for education is $17.3...

EducationNC • 26th September 2023

We have a budget. What is in it for community colleges?

Hi, Hannah and Nation here with this week’s edition of Awake58. If you missed our last newsletter featuring news from the State Board retreat, you can find it on our website. The state finally has a budget. The governor will let it become law without...

EducationNC • 26th September 2023

How did community colleges fare in North Carolina's new budget?

The Republican-led General Assembly passed North Carolina’s new $30 billion budget on Sept. 22, and the net appropriation for the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) is about $1.5 billion in both years of the spending plan. The budget...

News & Reporting • 26th September 2023

Pastors Wonder About Church Members Who Never Came Back Post-Pandemic

After a few hard pandemic years, Paul Seay is happy to see more people coming to the two Methodist churches he pastors in Abingdon, Virginia. Still, he can’t help but wonder, What happened to the people who never returned? “Some had been very...