#NCED Updates: Too many white teachers, 70k 3rd graders can’t read at grade level and DPI “revisions” to Social Studies

This is the last installment of NC Education Updates for 2019.

In this installment: Gov. Cooper and his non-profit allies think there are too many white teachers, some 70,000 3rd graders can’t read proficiently but were socially promoted anyway and is the NC Dept. of Public Instruction gutting American History?

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Asheville High School principal resigns in wake of “sex offense” investigation

Asheville High School’s principal has resigned following a report and investigation into an alleged “sex offense.”

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Cumberland teacher faces multiple counts of indecent liberties (UPDATE: Convicted)

A Cumberland County Public Schools teacher is facing multiple counts of indecent liberties after using social media to send explicit messages to a student.

UPDATE: Convicted on January 20, 2022, of a Class 1 misdemeanor of disseminating harmful material to a minor. He was given a suspended sentence and is serving 24 months of supervised probation.

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Former Guilford County Middle School teacher charged with statutory rape

A former Guilford County middle school teacher has been charged with multiple sex offenses, including statutory rape.

This is the 63rd educator arrest tracked by this website in 2019.

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#WCPSS Updates: War on Charters, Revisionist History, a threat and an injured student

This installment of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) updates includes various headlines from around the district and notes from the most recent board meeting.

Of note in this issue: the board’s continued attack on charter schools, the revisionist history in our schools, a threat to a school and an injured student and a Jim Martin classic.

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#NCED Updates: Leandro Report and DIT rules on reading assessment tool

This edition of NCED updates includes the release of the highly anticipated Leandro report by WestEd and the Dept. of Information Technology (DIT) has ruled on the contract complaint about the new reading assessment tool, Istation.

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