Category Archives: NC DPI

NC 2017-18 School Crime Report: Sex Offenses Almost Double

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

North Carolina Public Schools has released the 2017-18 School Crime report. In it, serious offenses continue to be troublesome, including sex offenses nearly doubling. Continue reading →

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Powerschool Glitch Messes With NC Grades (Shocker)

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

For years I’ve chronicled how PowerSchool is the gift curse that just keeps on giving – everything from hacks to outages to the $7 million a year cost.

The latest gift is a glitch that has potentially messed with grades for students all over the state. Continue reading →

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NC Supt. Picks Former Charter Headmaster as Chief of Staff

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

North Carolina Superintendent Mark Johnson has chosen the former headmaster of a top-ranked North Carolina public charter school to be his chief of staff. Continue reading →

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2017-18 NC EOG Scores Are Out

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

The 2017-18 North Carolina school grades, EOG scores, and other related testing data have been published by the Department of Public Instruction.

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#NCED Updates – 3 SBE Resignations, 2 Out At DPI & Durham tries to Deplatform Charter Schools

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

There was a lot of big news in NC Education last week. Three members of the State Board of Education tendered resignations, while two employees at the Department of Public Instruction ‘left’.  Also, the radical Durham City Council tried out a test case for deplatforming school choice in their district and much more. Continue reading →

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