Low-income and black students raise scores in N.C. district
In a significant turnaround from a 2004 assessment, low-income and black high-school students in North Carolina's Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district performed better than peers in the Raleigh area and better than the statewide average on state tests. But with a significant achievement gap remaining and just more than half of low-income and black students earning high-school diplomas in four years, district officials said, there is still much work to be done.
Charlotte Observer (N.C.), The
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This story published in ASCD SmartBrief on 11/05/2009
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