By MICHAEL GEBELEIN Carolina Public Press Lack of progress on North Carolina students’ test scores is “frustrating,” state superintendent of schools Mark Johnson said this week. A nationwide evaluation of educational achievement in fourth- and eighth-graders found that scores for North Carolina students largely remained stable between 2015 and 2017, but went down in some areas. Scores for poor students and minority students also lagged significantly behind other students. “Teachers in North Carolina are working hard, and our state has made strong investments in early grades,” Johnson said in a Department of Public Instruction press release. “While it is frustrating for educators and state leaders to see incrementalRead More →