The Next Evolution
Our colleagues Alex Granados at EducationNC and Kelly Hinchcliffe at WRAL released a new series this week on Restart schools in North Carolina. Within the last two years, 103 schools have applied for and received Restart status which gives them charter-like flexibility over areas like budget, length of the school day, and teacher licensure. Check out the three-part series here.
Dropping Knowledge
The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality recently released their State of the Union 2018 report. This year’s report looks at gender inequality in 11 domains, from education to health to employment, and concludes with recommendations for reducing gender inequality.
A few trends emerge:
- The previously declining gender gap in labor earnings has stalled out, with women still earning less than men
- More women are now graduating college than men, although women are still underrepresented in STEM majors
- Men are consistently less likely to be poor, a trend that shows no sign of declining
For Your Consideration
The North Carolina League of Municipalities published a report on Wednesday making recommendations to increase broadband access across North Carolina. The report states that 607,431 rural residents have no access to high-speed internet in North Carolina and makes recommendations for creating public-private partnerships to expand access.
What we're reading
Report analyzes location of evictions in Mecklenburg
The report shows where formal evictions occur, and it links eviction data with Quality of Life Explorer data to show the characteristics of neighborhoods with high and low rates of evictions.... Read the rest-
Rural Counties Are Making a Comeback, Census Data Shows
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Keep employers in mind as we advocate paid family and medical leave
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The Third Education Revolution
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How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry
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Economic Opportunity, Transition Assistance, and the 21st-Century Veteran: The Case for a Fourth VA Administration
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Four Strategies for Large Systems Change
