Comprehensive coverage of the state department of instruction’s (DPI) annual report card on school performance across North Carolina. Last year’s list put the school system on the list of worst performing in the state, with over half the schools getting Ds and Fs. This year 15 show improvement, 3 remain with Fs. ABSS stories by Kristy Bailey.
ABSS off state’s list of ‘low performing’ districts; last year school system was one of 20 worst in the state (including comprehensive list, by school, over past three years): https://alamancenews.com/abss-off-states-list-of-low-performing-school-districts-last-year-it-was-one-of-the-20-worst-in-the-state/
New DPI report card: 15 schools improve; 3 continue to get Fs (see charts on improved schools, those that remain on ‘low-performing list’): https://alamancenews.com/dpi-report-card-15-schools-improve-3-continue-to-get-fs/
Editorial commentary on the new scores: https://alamancenews.com/abss-good-news-for-a-change/
LAST YEAR (2024-2025)
See coverage of last year’s report, which put school systems among 20 worst in the state (winner of North Carolina Press Association Best Education Reporting Award): https://alamancenews.com/state-designates-abss-school-system-as-low-performing-one-of-20-worst-in-state/
And the newspaper’s award-winning editorial on last year’s dismal school and school system scores (part of North Carolina Press Association Best Education Reporting Award and winner of National Newspaper Association Best Editorial award: https://alamancenews.com/abss-named-one-of-the-20-worst-school-systems-in-the-state/
