Rupen R. Fofaria, author at EducationNC

Rupen R. Fofaria is a reporter for EdNC. He grew up in Garner, NC and went to school at Washington Elementary, Ligon Middle and Enloe High Schools before receiving his B.A. in Journalism from the University of Maryland and J.D. with Honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Rupen is an award-winning journalist and former staff writer at The Orlando Sentinel, The Raleigh News & Observer and ESPN.com. His passion is storytelling and shining light on untold and under-reported issues.

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News

State Board gets master class in school turnaround

by Rupen R. Fofaria | November 8, 2019

Early Childhood

Researcher calls mCLASS a ‘surprisingly valid instrument’ for assessing young readers

by Rupen R. Fofaria | November 6, 2019

News

Time for action: State Board of Education aims for more after they ‘barely moved the needle’

by Rupen R. Fofaria | November 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian

Here’s how a bill could help students in Ocracoke and community colleges recover from storms

by Rupen R. Fofaria | October 30, 2019

Learning Differences

He didn’t learn to read until 12. Then he graduated from an Ivy. Here’s his advice.

by Rupen R. Fofaria | October 25, 2019

News

‘Separate is still unequal.’ Advocates discuss whether charters and vouchers are segregating NC schools

by Rupen R. Fofaria | October 21, 2019

News

How will educator prep programs be graded and sanctioned?

by Rupen R. Fofaria | October 14, 2019

News

Are teachers ‘talent scouts’ or ‘deficiency detectives’ for minority and low-income students?

by Rupen R. Fofaria | October 2, 2019

Hurricane Florence

When nature shuts down the schools, learning is still everyone’s job

by Rupen R. Fofaria | September 26, 2019

Hurricane Florence

When disaster strikes, school officials learn lessons the hard way

by Rupen R. Fofaria | September 24, 2019

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