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The Greensboro News & Record on relaxing COVID-19 restrictions:
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has substantially relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for bars, restaurants, nightclubs and sports venues, among others.
But some people still grumble that itâs too little too late.
Maybe they should move to Texas?
Fresh off a monumental bungling of the stateâs electrical grid that plunged millions of Texans into the dark in bone-chilling cold, Gov. Greg Abbott apparently was looking for what he could screw up next.
So Abbott declared victory over COVID-19 in his state, where an average of 7,000 new cases and 232 deaths were being reported daily.
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Mar. 8 North Carolina education leaders want to exempt public schools from being graded on their academic performance this year. The state annually issues every public school an A through F letter grade that is largely based on passing rates on standardized tests. But the State Board of Education voted last week to request state lawmakers to waive the requirement to issue the school .
Truitt says the pandemic has exacerbated learning gaps that were in place before COVID-19.
But state Department of Public Instruction staff members cautioned the state board and the public against comparing this school year’s test data with past or future years.
“To go from a face-to-face model that had been in place for decades to go to this model this year, this blended learning environment, is quite an accomplishment that we were able to do it all. And we have to look at these tests results within that context,” said Tammy Howard, director of accountability services at DPI.
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Coronavirus: One year later in North Carolina
2020 was fulfilled with mask-wearing, social distancing, struggles for millions
One year since first COVID-19 case in N.C. By Adam Thompson | March 3, 2021 at 10:27 AM EST - Updated March 8 at 6:45 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The world paused.
Schools closed, sports were abruptly halted and businesses and restaurants were forced to close their doors, some permanently.
Doctors and scientists were just learning about this new virus, one that has taken more than 2.5 million lives worldwide, including nearly 514,000 in the United States.
Masks started becoming the required attire, large gatherings were frowned upon, social distancing was commanded, and drive-through and virtual ceremonies became the norm.