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Teacher Apprenticeship in North Carolina: Exploring In-Classroom Preparation for the Next Generation of Teachers (2025)

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This policy brief examines the past, present, and possible future of teacher apprenticeship, the benefits and barriers this initiative presents for North Carolina’s current teacher recruitment strategy, and BEST NC’s recommendations for future analysis and implementation.
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Principal Pay in North Carolina: Aligning Compensation Strategies with Student Success (2026)

BEST NC’s policy brief documents North Carolina’s efforts from 2016 to 2020 to dramatically increase and transform the principal pay structure, focusing on how this…
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2026 North Carolina Education Innovation Lab Conference Data & Research Brief

This conference brief provides relevant background info, data, and research and was published to support conversations held at the 2026 North Carolina Education Innovation Lab…
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TeachReadyNC: A Bold New Teacher Apprenticeship Initiative (2026)

TeachReadyNC is designed to disrupt the costly cycle of teacher turnover, giving students access to more experienced, more effective teachers, while creating an apprenticeship pathway…
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The New North Carolina Principal Fellows Program: Navigating North Carolina’s Bold School Leadership Strategy (2024)

This report builds upon BEST NC’s 2018 policy brief by examining the latest research and best practices around principal preparation, providing an update on the…
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