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The Challenge

COVID-19 is having a drastic impact on education across our state. Students have lost learning time and are falling behind. Families are juggling work, school, and childcare. Teachers are struggling to keep students engaged. All of this makes it harder for students to learn and thrive.

North Carolina Education Corps (NCEC) is a response to the impact COVID-19 is having on schools, as students struggle to keep up with learning.

Our Response

North Carolina Education Corps partners with local public school units (PSUs) to recruit, train, and support literacy tutors to support students and accelerate learning.

Literacy tutors are employed by schools to work part-time as high-impact literacy tutors grounded in the science of reading and reading instruction. Literacy tutors assist K-3 students with building their phonological awareness and phonics skills — foundational skills for learning how to read.

Literacy tutor and student using whiteboard

Literacy tutors and school administrators benefit from a common recruitment and application process, training, and ongoing support provided by NCEC.

PAID TRAINING

WORK PART-TIME

SERVE STUDENTS

EARLY LITERACY

STATEWIDE

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Our Partners

The North Carolina State Board of Education and Office of the Governor, in partnership with former state superintendent Mike Ward and local school districts, launched the North Carolina Education Corps to accelerate learning recovery. The Mebane Foundation, C.D. Spangler Foundation, SECU Foundation, and Goodnight Educational Foundation provided essential early investments to ensure the success of this critical effort.

Goodnight Educational Foundation

And participating North Carolina public schools.

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OUR MISSION
Eliminate barriers to opportunity by providing high-quality whole child and academic support to public school students in North Carolina.

Board of Advisors and Board of Directors

Launched in September 2020, North Carolina Education Corps is now an independent nonprofit. Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Ward serves as the chair of the bipartisan Board of Directors. Our Board of Advisors continues to guide our work.