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More than 58,000 students were eligible for placement in advanced math courses in grades 6-12 during the 2022-23 school year, Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Deputy State Superintendent Dr. Michael Maher told lawmakers on Tuesday during a Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee (JLEOC) meeting. The number of students eligible for advanced math courses increased more than 18% […]

State Superintendent Catherine Truitt presented the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) proposal for school performance grade redesign to lawmakers on Monday during a House education reform committee meeting. To move forward, the model requires legislative action. “The new proposed model… aims to tell parents and the public more about the quality of each school and […]

During the height of the pandemic, states received nearly $122 billion in Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funds to address student academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. North Carolina received $3.6 billion, on top of previous federal Covid relief dollars. Now, districts must spend those funds by Sept. 30 — a […]

The North Carolina General Assembly convened for an administrative session this week, conducting no legislative business. However, several interim committees met to deliberate issues...

A toolkit developed by North Carolina education officials will help districts analyze which learning recovery programs had the best return on investment as federal COVID-19 funds run out later this

Among the ideas from the education superintendent are more math lessons in each school day and changes in how teachers learn to teach math.

All 3 murder victims in 3 days in Delaware County identified; all are men in their 20s

IT worker Michael Maher, 53, said he and the family went to the pub to celebrate the news.

LAKE LURE — Lake Lure Classical Academy (LLCA) Senior Westyn Woodard was recently selected by the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Presidential Scholars Nomination Committee to move forward as

JANA has been chosen as the investment adviser for a national financial advice firm, its second appointment this month.