James Farrell
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WFAE
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is trying to increase scores on the DIBELS exam, a test that measures early literacy skills for students in kindergarten through third grade. One school is trying out a new strategy: teaching families how they can help prepare their children.
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Courtesy Appalachian State UniversityThe trainings are part of a statewide initiative to address staffing shortages in the child care field. -
Amy Diaz/WFDDA majority of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools staff signed a petition calling for a budget with no further cuts to positions, programs, wages and benefits, as well as additional staffing.
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Cabarrus County Schools is implementing a temporary enrollment cap at W. R. Odell Primary School and W.R. Odell Elementary School. -
North Carolina schools saw a decrease in crimes for the third year in a row, and saw the crime rate fall by about 8% to 7.43 incidents per 1,000 students -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says it’s offering new grade-level instructional materials that families can access online in the event of absences due to illness, weather or other unforeseen circumstances. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says it’s planning to provide more “pass-through” funding for charter schools over the next few years. That’s a reflection of data that forecasts charter school enrollment growth. -
Congress recently passed a spending plan that would maintain funding levels for federal education programs that many school districts feared could get cut. -
More than 23,000 high school seniors have accepted direct admission offers from North Carolina colleges and universities through a new statewide program. -
The North Carolina State Board of Education has approved its annual list of funding request priorities ahead of the General Assembly’s short session in April. -
North Carolina’s Career and Technical Education, or CTE, students hit a record high last school year after earning more than 380,000 industry-recognized credentials. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education voted to turn two pre-planned early release days — Feb. 11 and April 29 — into full instructional days. -
North Carolina schools saw a decrease in crimes for the third year in a row last school year, according to the latest numbers from the state Department of Public Instruction.
