State needs to carry through on panel’s advice
Friday, April 28th, 2006
By Chris Fitzsimon
Not enough progress has been made on closing the academic gap
FANNIE FLONO
Some of you may not know it — some lawmakers act as if they don’t — but North Carolina has a commission that has recommended strategies to boost academic performance of students statewide, and specifically to close the gap between white and nonwhite students. It’s called the North Carolina Commission on Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps.
In 2001, after a yearlong study, the members — educators, business people, parents and others — made recommendations to close the gaps. Five years later, those recommendations have yet to be fully implemented or funded.
That’s what the N.C. Justice Center found in a report released Wednesday. Progress has been made — coming most often from initiatives and prodding of Gov. Mike Easley. He has kept the state’s focus on education reforms even in tight budget times and even as lawmakers and state officials dragged their feet in tackling problems raised in a statewide school equity lawsuit. (more…)
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