New from EdNC
EdNC Toolkit: Best practices for preventing and responding to in-school violence
Editor’s note: According to EdWeek, there have been over 200 school shootings in which at least one person was killed or injured since 2018.…
Criticism of school accountability model grows as more schools are designated ‘low performing’
Historically, the criticism when the state released school performance data centered on disparities for students of color, students living in economic disadvantage, and students with disabilities under the current school accountability model.…
NAEP scores show large declines in reading and math during pandemic
National test scores released Sept. 1 show an average decline of 5 points in reading and 7 points in math for 9-year-old students compared to 2020.…
At oral arguments, state Supreme Court presses Leandro parties on scope of the case and power of the courts
North Carolina’s highest court heard oral arguments in a case that could send $785 million to state agencies and onto public school students across the state.…
Perspective | Creating magic through film with Princeville youth
I’ve seen magic created inside of classrooms. I’ve witnessed time stretch and students see their futures for the first time — watched them realize they hold magic in their minds and helped them harness it.…
The Editor’s Notes
First of all, sending love and support to the Northside High School family.
Second of all, after being in a dizzying number of schools this week, I stand in awe of our educators. We ended the week at Bartlett Yancey Senior High in Caswell County with educators who are knocking it out of the park for their students from a program designed for students who want to drop out that keeps them in school and on a pathway to graduation including earning a credential to a program that provides a four-year pathway to high school graduation and earning an associate’s degree (and they can still play sports!). We see you finding elegant solutions for issues that sometimes seem intractable.
This school year’s playlist, curated by Superintendent Jeff McDaris, is entitled, “The Journey.” Join us.
Need to know
50-State Comparison: States’ School Accountability Systems
This resource captures where state accountability systems are by providing a national overview of these systems as described in state ESSA plans, current state statute and regulation, or other state resources.... Read the rest
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NEW WEBSITE | Statewide, regional, district, and school test results (click the i for tips on how to navigate)
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Press conference on the incident at Northside High School
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NC will use COVID dollars to save school principals from deep pay cuts this year
