CHARLOTTE — Eighth-graders at a northeast Charlotte charter school will no longer miss a big milestone ceremony. After parents told Channel 9 they were upset over KIPP Academy’s decision to cancel the ...

Last night, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to approve, in an 11-1 vote, the end of social promotion for eighth graders in public schools. This means eighth graders who fail core classes or do ...

ELK GROVE — Grades will not count as much for 8th-grade students in the Elk Grove Unified School District after it passed a policy that said only grades from the fourth quarter of the school year will ...