By Mebane Rash | EdNC

More than 150 North Carolina school superintendents and community college presidents gathered last week to address our state’s most pressing education and workforce opportunities, according to an executive summary prepared by the N.C. School Superintendents’ Association and RTI International.

“This annual, joint convening brings these two key education systems together to collaborate on promising practices and shared goals that lead to improved student outcomes, increased economic mobility, and producing a diverse talent pipeline that meet North Carolina’s growing workforce needs,” reads the report.

Brent Williams, superintendent of Lenoir County Public Schools, kicked off the event, saying, “You are the thinkers. You are the creators. You are the drivers of positive change … Your leadership always has mattered, but never more so than in this time of continued pandemic and recovery.”

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