North Carolina public schools felt the full effects of new, increased standards for reading in 2008 as fewer students earned passing scores on the state’s end-of-grade tests in reading and fewer schools and districts demonstrated performance at the highest levels under the state’s school accountability program, the ABCs of Public Education.
The new standards were established this summer by panels of practicing North Carolina teachers and were approved by the State Board of Education at its October meeting. This effort marked the first comprehensive increase in reading proficiency standards since the ABCs model began in 1996.
To read more and access a link to local district and school performances, please go to the NCDPI Web site and click on the appropriate link under “News.”