Unfinished Learning News Today

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released student test performance results for the 2021-2022 school year on Sept. 1.  In Guilford County Schools, results have improved from the previous year, but are still below pre-pandemic levels.  About 47% of students in the district were proficient in their end-of-grade or end-of-course tests last school year. 

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Donat Jean was in tears as he ended his first day of middle school...

Roanoke has more than 1,630 students eligible for EL services, which is nearly 12% of about 14,000 students in the division, according to data from May provided by the city school system.

One indication of the importance of immigrants to Roanoke is the city school division’s efforts that go into teaching English to immigrants’ children. Nearly 12% of the city’s 14,000 students