Opinion
Standardized tests convey crucial data
As recently as 2019, North Carolina schools ranked seventh in the country in value-added performance. In 2024, we were 32nd.
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Report: NC math rebounds, but reading scores keep falling
A new Harvard-Stanford-Dartmouth scorecard ranks North Carolina ninth nationally in math recovery since 2022 but just 22nd in reading, with the average student now reading roughly two-thirds of a grade level behind 2019 despite the state's 2021 science-of-reading law.
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Morrow calls on DOGE to dismantle US Department of Education
Michele Morrow, executive director of the National Alliance for Education Reform and former Republican candidate for state superintendent in North Carolina, has called for the dismantling of the US Department of Education, urging the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk's leadership to take swift action.
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NC students perform above national average, but pandemic impact lingers
North Carolina students have performed at or above the national average on a key assessment on math and reading, but the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to pose challenges in closing achievement gaps, according to new data from the United States Department of Education.
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NC students show continued academic gains in 2023-2024
North Carolina’s public school students continue to demonstrate academic improvement, according to the 2023-24 state test results presented to the State Board of Education at its September meeting. The latest data reveals gains across most grades and subjects, with significant progress noted in math and English language learners. For the second consecutive year, students achieved...
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JLF: Score Fiasco Demands Change
RALEIGH — State education officials canceled a news conference Wednesday, a move apparently intended to hide problems with new statewide math scores, according to two analysts of the John Locke Foundation. The scores show how North Carolina’s education testing program has failed parents, students, and taxpayers, according to a new Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
