October 2022

School grades fail the test

The current method of evaluating North Carolina public schools with simplistic and often stigmatizing letter grades is both too narrow and narrow-minded. So, it’s encouraging to see that the state, finally, may be considering a better way.

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B. Mac students team up for success

Walk the hallways of B. McDaniel Intermediate School and you’ll instantly feel the positive energy: team members working together to complete projects and assignments; an abundance of welcoming smiles and helping hands; a hallway sign that proudly announces “Our diversity is our strength;” a door sign that tells students, “When you enter this classroom, you are a friend…a leader…talented… loved…the reason we are here!” Another that defines “character” with simple but powerful words: “It’s how you live life when no one is looking.”

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