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2020-21 test scores: How did districts fare?
When test results came out at the State Board of Education meeting earlier this month, many fears about academic performance during the pandemic were confirmed.…

Parent-child reading habits improved in home visiting study
Improving children’s reading proficiency has been at the forefront of North Carolina policymakers’ agendas in recent years. A law passed this year will change the way teachers in pre-K through third grade are prepared to teach children to read.…

Perspective | ‘We’re changing the world’ at North Phillips School of Innovation
This video was created by Robert Kinlaw, owner and executive producer at Robert Kinlaw Productions.…
The Editor’s Notes
UNC’s Constance Lindsay writes for NASBE, this article on teacher diversity and student success.
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REPORT | Dividing Lines: Racially Unequal School Boundaries in US Public School Systems
The findings show that in many cases small changes to the attendance boundaries of neighboring schools could make a big difference for school integration.... Read the rest
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THIS WEEK'S DATA | COVID-19 Ongoing Clusters in Child Care and School Settings
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Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
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The expanded federal child tax credit is helping families. Congress is debating its future.