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Stokes County art teacher partners with NC Farm Bureau to create beef industry Ag Mag
By Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow SANDY RIDGE, N.C.⸺Lisa Atkins, an art teacher at Sandy Ridge Elementary School, got a behind-the-scenes look at the North...
Meta Kenan Fellows aim to strengthen ties between local workforce and schools in Western NC
Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow FOREST CITY, N.C.⸺Western North Carolina teachers Courtney Najdek and Jennifer Taylor put themselves in their students’ shoes this summer when...
Dogwood Health Trust Kenan Fellows Tackle Sustainability in Western NC
Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow ASHEVILLE, N.C.⸺Four Western NC educators partnered with the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) to learn about local agriculture and make...
NC K-12 Educators Connect with Local Industries through STEMwork
RALEIGH, N.C.⸺Eighty-seven educators from the North Carolina mountains to the coast participated in a series of immersive summer site visits to local companies and industries...