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Elementary reading scores improve again in NC
Carolina Journal — Elementary school students are reading at a better level today than to a year ago, according to new data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Since the enactment of a standardized early literacy assessment beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, reading scores in NC for grades 1-3 have outpaced national…
Read MoreTruitt speaks to the Committee on Education & the Workforce
Watch the opening remarks to the Committee on Education & the Workforce, which focused on the unique approaches my administration made to base decisions on individual student’s needs coming out of prolonged school closures from the pandemic, which focused on the unique approaches my administration made to base decisions on individual student’s needs coming out of…
Read MoreTruitt: No aggregate samples, and a run toward – not from – accountability
(The Center Square) – North Carolina is taking a “unique and intentional” approach to pandemic education recovery that incorporates student data collection to guide districts on best practices, Superintendent Catherine Truitt told Congress on Wednesday. In testimony before the U.S. House Education Committee’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Truitt elaborated on efforts…
Read MoreNC K-3 early-literacy skills exceed the rest of the country
(Carolina Journal) — Children in grades K-3 in North Carolina have surpassed the rest of the nation when it comes to their early-literacy skills. That’s according to N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, who shared the news at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting. The results were based on a reading diagnostic test given in…
Read MoreSuperintendent says change ‘would undermine the intent of Title IX’
(The Center Square) – North Carolina Superintendent Catherine Truitt is formally opposing proposed federal Title IX regulations for transgender athletes, arguing they undermine the intent of the law. The U.S. Department of Education is collecting public comment through May 15 on a proposed revision to Title IX that would ban schools policies that prohibit transgender…
Read MoreTruitt: Testing-based formula for grading schools needs improvement
by Theresa Opeka, The Carolina Journal According to Catherine Truitt, N.C. superintendent of Public Instruction, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to underscore the limited nature of North Carolina’s accountability on public schools. She spoke about the challenges students still face and what is being done to fix the problems at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting. Truitt…
Read More48 parents named to state superintendent’s Parent Advisory Commission
By A.P. Dillon, North State Journal On June 14, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt announced the names of the 48 members chosen to serve on her Parent Advisory Commission. “This Commission is focused on giving parents a seat at the table and strengthening parent and family involvement in education,” Truitt said in a…
Read MoreNC leaders float more workforce training for high schoolers
Project-based learning, new school accountability metrics, personalized school counseling and working toward a career in high school. Those are things North Carolina Superintendent Catherine Truitt and state Chamber of Commerce President Gary Salamido said Wednesday the Tar Heel State needs more of. Click here to read more.
Read MoreState Superintendent Catherine Truitt declares 2022 ‘the year of the workforce’
Truitt, who is entering the second year of her term as state superintendent, walked the Board through her vision and plans for the upcoming year. One of her goals is to better define what skills students need for success and adjust school accountability measures accordingly. “We have got to redefine what the purpose of K-12…
Read MoreNC schools superintendent says parents should decide who wears masks in schools
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt told FOX8 she wants parents to decide who masks up inside schools. Click here to read more.
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