North Carolina

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      State Highlights

      • North Carolina is pleased to be making great strides in the digital learning arena. We have major initiatives as well as significant legislative action underway in our state:
      • A Digital Learning Plan effort recognizing that the transition to digital learning will require intense planning, preparation and multiple stakeholders
      • An active and high functioning statewide virtual public school – NC Virtual Public School.
      • North Carolina Virtual Public School’s Enrollment is at an all-time high, now serving 35,205 students enrolled in nearly 53,000 courses online.
      • More than 150 courses, including 20 Advanced Placement courses, 16 world languages, 10 Occupational Course of Study courses and 12 arts courses are offered through the NCVPS.
      • North Carolina is thinking very creatively about how to incorporate key components of digital age learning into the mainstream e.g. mastery of content, personalized learning, blended learning, and more.
      Read more about legislation passed in North Carolina from 2014.

      Report Card 2014

      Resources for North Carolina

      2014 National Summit on Education Reform – Don’t Miss This Opportunity

      Dear Friends, Mark your calendars to join Governor Jeb Bush and ExcelinEd on November 20-21 for our 7th annual National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C.! While I say it every year, I have no doubt this will be our best summit yet. Governor Bush will open the summit with a breakfast keynote on…

      In Plain English: NC SB 168

      Summary North Carolina SB 168 (Open States or North Carolina Legislature) requires that all students preparing to teach are proficient in using digital and other instructional technologies in order to provide high-quality, integrated digital teaching and learning to all students. Legislative Analysis SB 168 seeks to improve the rigor and relevance of teacher license renewal…

      In Plain English: NC HB 334

      Summary North Carolina HB 334 (Open States or North Carolina Legislature) allows a county to use state lottery funds for digital learning expenses, such as school connectivity, digital textbooks and instructional resources, digital devices, and associated ongoing professional development for teachers. Legislative Analysis HB 334 applies only to Buncombe County, but it is a good…

      In Plain English: NC SB 402

      Summary North Carolina SB 402 (Open States or North Carolina Legislature), the Appropriations Act of 2013, changes the funding formula for the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools (NCVPS) program, supports access to advanced courses offered on-line, directs the State Board of Education to study the authorization and oversight of virtual charter schools, and establishes the…

      In Plain English: NC HB 44

      Summary North Carolina HB 44 (Open States or North Carolina Legislature) establishes that the North Carolina General Assembly will transition from funding for textbooks, both traditional and digital, to funding for digital materials, including textbooks and instructional resources, to provide educational resources that remain current, aligned with curriculum, and effective for all learners by 2017….