John Locke Foundation’s Terry Stoops discusses the need for more charter schools in North Carolina.
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End-of-grade tests based on new standards
Kristi Harper’s fifth-graders are solving geometric puzzles, working out logic problems and beating top scores in the online game “Calculation Nation.” It’s the day before the Winter Park Elementary School students start taking end-of-grade math, reading and science tests. To Harper’s students, at the top of the elementary school totem pole, end-of-grade tests aren’t anything [...]
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Voyager Academy Wins 5-2
Junior righthander Loy “Bubba” Stone used his bat to overcome a struggle on the mound Friday, driving in three runs on three hits as Voyager Academy advanced to the fourth round of the state 1-A baseball playoffs. The Vikings got past Roxboro Community 5-2, coming back from a 2-0 deficit early and holding off a [...]
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