Because of school districts and charter schools that have been impacted by Hurricane Florence, the state's Department of Public Instruction has delayed the release of the 2017-18 North Carolina school report cards until later this winter.

School letter grades aren't a panacea to what ails schools. But they ought to give a ray of hope to parents. No series of measurements can fully capture all that is important about school quality, and parents would be wise to remember that. The answer is to share meaningful data alongside the clear indicators.

The South Carolina State Board of Education has approved the Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 editions of Discovery Education's Math Techbook for statewide use as a core instructional resource through its state adoption process.

The Wyoming Department of Education recently unveiled WyomingMeasuresUp.com, a new tool for parents to track how well their child's school is measuring in performance and testing standards, among other things.