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The Belk Foundation works continuously to affect lasting change in our focus areas. Check back often for the latest news and announcements.

The Belk Foundation Statement on Teacher Pathways

The Belk Foundation would like to share a few insights on its investment of the NC Human Capital Roundtable, facilitated with the help of the Southern Regional Education Board. We believe that the teaching profession faces significant challenges in terms of a reduced pipeline with serious retention issues, especially in the early years. The profession continues to be majority … Continue reading The Belk Foundation Statement on Teacher Pathways

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Jevelyn Bonner-Reed Selected as Executive Director of The Belk Foundation

Jevelyn Bonner-Reed Selected as Executive Director of The Belk Foundation

The Belk Foundation announced the selection of Jevelyn Bonner-Reed, as its next executive director to lead the foundation’s investments in public education in North Carolina. Bonner-Reed succeeds inaugural executive director Johanna Anderson and will build upon progress in early literacy and excellent teaching and leadership.

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GLR Learning Tuesdays – The Path Forward: Philanthropy’s Role in Improving Teacher Training

GLR Learning Tuesdays – The Path Forward: Philanthropy’s Role in Improving Teacher Training

In this Campaign for Grade Level Reading Learning Tuesday webinar, Belk Foundation Executive Director Johanna Anderson and Barksdale Reading Institute CEO Kelly Butler discuss The Path Forward initiative to improve teacher training on reading instruction.

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EdNC – Equitable access to effective educators emerges as priority for North Carolina

EdNC – Equitable access to effective educators emerges as priority for North Carolina

“Students in high-poverty schools are about half as likely to have access to highly effective teachers, compared to students in low-poverty schools,” said Johanna Anderson, executive director of The Belk Foundation, at a recent convening of their board of directors and education stakeholders.

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Executive Director Johanna Anderson Announces Departure

Executive Director Johanna Anderson Announces Departure

As we begin a new year, I wanted to share that our Executive Director at The Belk Foundation, Johanna Anderson, has let me know that she will be stepping down at the end of spring.

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Assistant Principal Accelerator Program Press Release

Assistant Principal Accelerator Program Press Release

NCDPI Partners with NCPAPA, Belk Foundation to Launch Assistant Principal Accelerator Program

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EdNC – The North Carolina Science of Teaching Reading Project

EdNC – The North Carolina Science of Teaching Reading Project

This fall, elementary school teachers and school leaders in one third of North Carolina school districts will begin LETRS training, with an ambitious goal of training all elementary school educators in the science of reading.

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2021 Annual Report

2021 Annual Report

As we begin a new school year, in some ways, I’d like to block much of the pain and uncertainty that we experienced in our public schools last academic year. Amid the tremendous disruption, our grantee partners seized opportunities to accelerate their mission to support students and teachers.

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EdNC – We need a common understanding of the science of reading

EdNC – We need a common understanding of the science of reading

North Carolina, we need a common understanding of what the “science of reading” really means. In the past week, much has been written and said in reaction to the reference to science of reading in the Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021.

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Public School Forum – Education Matters ep. 171 The Science of Reading

Public School Forum – Education Matters ep. 171 The Science of Reading

The data is clear about the importance of children being able to read on grade level by third grade as a foundation of their education and future success. Today, we will delve into some shifts in how we think about early literacy and the direction the state and other partners are heading in regard to reading.

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