What the 2026 EPIC Study Found About International Teachers and Student Achievement

3 weeks ago
Hannah Pulit

A new independent UNC-Chapel Hill study takes a closer look at how K–5 students progressed in classrooms led by experienced…

How Dual Language Programs Build Sociocultural Competence

2 weeks ago

On a family trip to Costa Rica after fifth grade, Anabeth Tomalis helped translate between local zipline guides and her…

18 Global Leaders Schools Earn North Carolina Global Ready Recognition

3 weeks ago

In North Carolina’s Global Leaders schools, kindergarteners build solar ovens, middle school students help eliminate single-use breakfast bags, and high…

Why Districts Hire International Teachers, and What Happens When Their Visa Term Ends

1 month ago

Every district wants the same thing for every open position: the strongest possible teacher in front of the students who…

What Is Dual Language Instruction? How It Works in K–12 Schools

1 month ago

Dual language instruction is an approach to K–12 education in which students learn core academic content—mathematics, science, social studies, language…

North Carolina Educators and Schools Can Earn State Recognition Through Participate Learning’s Global Leaders Programs

1 month ago

New alignment with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction recognizes the work educators and schools are doing with Participate…

What are the Benefits of a Bilingual Brain?

2 months ago

Walk into a dual language classroom, and you’ll notice something right away: students are thinking carefully. They pause. They try…

Global Competencies: The 10 Skills Every K–12 Student Needs for Career Readiness

2 months ago

No one can say for certain what jobs will exist when today's students graduate. But we do know what skills…

How to Build Career Readiness in K–12 Schools: A 3-Part Framework

2 months ago

Superintendents are trying to solve a puzzle no previous generation of school leaders has faced. The industries, tools, and even…

Career Exploration in K–12 Schools: Why It Should Begin Before High School

2 months ago

At Stanfield Elementary (Stanly County Schools, NC), third graders spent weeks researching how agriculture works across the world, learning about…