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Education

North Carolina Public Schools Get Letter Grades

WUNC | By Will Michaels,
Frank Stasio
Published February 6, 2015 at 12:15 PM EST
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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released letter grades for every school in the state.

They are based on standardized testing and academic growth. The report says 29 percent of them got a D or an F last year, which by law prompts them to notify parents of their low grades.

Supporters of the new evaluation system say it is more comprehensive. Opponents say it is not an accurate depiction of public education.

Host Frank Stasio talks with WUNC education reporter Reema Khrais about statewide results and the politics of evaluating North Carolina's schools.

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Will Michaels
Will Michaels is WUNC's Weekend Host and Reporter.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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