Seventh graders in the 7D pod at Forestview Middle School surprised classmate Ava Becher on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, with T-shirts that say "We hAVA your back" ahead of her spinal fusion surgery.
In comparison, in Grade 5 science, 2% of pupils function at the advanced benchmark level; 7% at the high benchmark level; 16% at the intermediate benchmark level and 28% at the low benchmark level.
North Carolina school leaders say principals need to focus more on seventh- and eighth-grade students, to keep them from falling behind in school. That's because a new analysis shows seventh and ...