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As Banned Books Week happens, some schools are grappling with book challenges. For example, a picture book about a red-labeled crayon realizing it’s actually blue has been accused of promoting gender identity. ....
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A new report presented at Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting shows that only 43.7% of third-grade students demonstrated reading proficiency. ....
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. TEST SCORES DROP ....
RALEIGH (WTVD) The North Carolina Board of Education voted 7-5 during a Thursday meeting to approve the hotly debated social studies curriculum for kindergarten through 12th grade. The use of language has been at the center of debate since its inception in January, with people in support of the new standards calling them inclusive and a better contextual view of American history, while those in opposition called it divisive and anti-American. In support of the new standards was Chairman Eric Davis, Vice Chairman Alan Duncan, Reginald Kenan, Jill Camnitz, Donna Tipton- Rogers, J. Wendell Hall and James Ford. While in opposition was Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, State Treasurer Dale Fowell, Olivia Oxendine, Amy White and Todd Chasteen. ....