Last year, students around the state began taking a new, more rigorous test, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC), to assess their learning in math and English, as…
Category: Education
A Struggle to Graduate
Dayne Guest is a tall, popular, athletic 18-year-old with model good looks. He graduated on June 6 with hundreds of other seniors from Western School of Technology after enjoying the typical high…
Minority mentoring, new magnet schools coming to area schools
Superintendent S. Dallas Dance announced in his 2016 State of the Schools that new magnet programs were coming to area schools—welcome news for the more than 1,250 community members, business leaders, students…
Student Participation, Performances Steal the Show
Students were front and center throughout the State of Schools event on March 23, serving as greeters, performers, and speakers. They also created artwork for a silent auction. Danny Hawkins Jr., a…