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As summer comes to a close, we hope you have had some time to relax and recharge before the new school year!

In this email, we have a number of exciting updates from our Hunt team to share with you, including:
* Publications and News (#News)
* Our Team IRL (#IRL)
* Staff Updates (#Staff)
* Upcoming Webinars (#anchor3)
* What's On Our Radar (#anchor4)

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Research Brief: Measuring Educational Opportunity in North Carolina Public School Districts
Dr. Robert C. Carr ([link removed]) is a research scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy ([link removed]) at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy ([link removed]) . In a research brief titled “Measuring Educational Opportunity in North Carolina Public School Districts ([link removed]) ,” Dr. Carr examines data on the reading and math achievement of students in North Carolina public schools as they progress from third to eighth grade.

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SAS, Hunt Institute partner to help states alleviate learning loss effects of COVID-19
Read SAS's blog post ([link removed]) on the Chief State School Officers Retreats ([link removed]) , which were co-hosted by the Hunt Institute and SAS and focused on accelerating learning and reducing achievement gaps. The retreats are a critical component of the COVID Constituency initiative ([link removed]) , which aims to translate public priorities and needs into policy action for policymakers and education leaders. The blog post was written by SAS' Melody Schopp, PhD, and our own CEO/President Javaid Siddiqi, PhD, and links to the retreats' key takeaways ([link removed]) .

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SCORE Announces Seventh Cohort of Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute
Thirty-two leaders from higher education, K-12 education, government, business, and nonprofit organizations have been selected for the seventh cohort of the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute ([link removed]) (CTLI), a joint initiative of the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) and The Hunt Institute.

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The COVID School-Relief Funds You Might Not Know About, Explained
Read Education Week's article on COVID School-Relief Funds ([link removed]) which features our GEER Funds Utilization tracker ([link removed]) .

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Unstructured, longer play time called key to early learning
Read K12 Dive's article ([link removed]) recapping our webinar in partnership with Trust for Learning: Creating Ideal Learning Environments Through Play ([link removed]) .

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This summer, President & CEO Dr. Javaid Siddiqi contributed three articles to The Hill:
* June: How 1 million more teachers of color can transform American education ([link removed])
* July: Updating education data systems is critical to COVID recovery ([link removed])
* August: Want to solve the student debt crisis — restructure interest rates ([link removed])

Early Childhood Leadership Summit
On Wednesday, August 24 – Friday, August 26, 2022, The Hunt Institute will host the Early Childhood Leadership Summit, a bipartisan convening with state teams from all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico, comprised of senior elected officials, gubernatorial staff, and key early childhood system leaders in Phoenix, AZ.
ElevateNC: Higher Education
On August 29-30, the third cohort of the ElevateNC: Higher Education program ([link removed]) will convene in Asheville, NC. This program is designed to enhance leadership capacity and to provide a forum for the development of strategies that increase postsecondary attainment.


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** The Hunt Institute & National Parents Union |
Changing the Narrative for Effective Parent and Family Engagement
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Join us for a conversation in partnership with the National Parents Union ([link removed]) around how education systems can appropriately leverage parent engagement to transform education for the better.

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** Race & Education |
Teacher Wellbeing: The Importance of Educator Wellness Amidst the Pandemic
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This webinar will mainly focus on the importance of educator wellness and the ways in which this can be improved within schools.

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** Postsecondary Pathways | The Role of Community Colleges in Postsecondary Attainment
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** Early Efforts |
The State of America's Child Care Industry
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In this session, an expert panel will discuss the state of the child care industry, considering the continuing impact of the pandemic.

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** What we're reading across teams:
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* Early Childhood:
+ Putting parents first could be the secret to a successful return-to-office ([link removed]) from The Washington Post
+ California To Become 1st State To Give Free School Lunches To Students ([link removed]) from Huffpost
+ Pre-K suspensions and expulsions can have dire effects — but we don’t know how common they are ([link removed]) from EdNC
* K12 Ed:
+ PROOF POINTS: Researchers say cries of teacher shortages are overblown ([link removed]) from The Hechinger Report
+ NC Department of Public Instruction hiring 115 literacy coaches ([link removed]) from WCNC
+ Can Tech Boost Reading? Literacy Tools Come to Classrooms ([link removed]) from WSJ
* Higher Ed:
+ Cardona's Vision for Higher Ed ([link removed]) from Inside Higher Ed
+ SHEEO Wrap Up ([link removed]) from Inside Higher Ed
+ UNC System expands efforts to help adult learners complete college ([link removed]) from EdNC
* Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion:
+ Supporting Indigenous Students in NC ([link removed]) from EdNC 
+ Common App Experiments with Direct Admissions, Sees More Equity ([link removed]) from Diverse Education
+ More Colleges Are Adding Diversity to Tenure Standards. But the Debate’s Not Settled ([link removed]) from The Chronicle of Higher Education

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach our team by email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

All the best,
The Hunt Institute Team


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