/tags/testing Testing en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:55:56 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-11-13/this-is-only-a-test North Carolina is seeing record-breaking numbers of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations, and Black and Latinx people continue to make up a… Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:55:56 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-11-13/this-is-only-a-test Leoneda Inge, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /health/2020-09-17/covid-19-death-rates-are-higher-in-ncs-rural-counties-heres-why Though COVID-19 struck North Carolina’s suburban and urban communities earliest, the virus has begun to sweep through the state’s rural communities at an… Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:42:13 GMT /health/2020-09-17/covid-19-death-rates-are-higher-in-ncs-rural-counties-heres-why Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2020-09-04/cooper-says-hell-sign-north-carolina-covid-19-aid-package North Carolina’s Democratic governor announced Friday that he will sign a Republican-authored plan Friday to spend $1.1 billion of the state’s remaining… Fri, 04 Sep 2020 22:07:30 GMT /business-economy/2020-09-04/cooper-says-hell-sign-north-carolina-covid-19-aid-package Associated Press /race-demographics/2020-07-22/with-expanded-covid-19-testing-nc-aims-to-reach-minority-communities Much of the scene at this drive-through testing site in Kenly has become familiar. Health care workers asking for last names, telling folks which tent to… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:09:42 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-22/with-expanded-covid-19-testing-nc-aims-to-reach-minority-communities Jay Price /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Nursing homes are hotspots for spreading the coronavirus. Long-term residents can more easily stay isolated from family and friends, but workers and… Tue, 26 May 2020 16:06:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio /health/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Nursing homes are hotspots for spreading the coronavirus. Long-term residents can more easily stay isolated from family and friends, but workers and… Tue, 26 May 2020 16:06:07 GMT /health/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio /education/2018-06-07/anxiety-then-relief-for-nc-3rd-graders-taking-end-of-grade-testing Third graders at Smith Elementary School in Burlington took a break from class on a recent Friday afternoon to reflect on what school had been like… Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:03:54 GMT /education/2018-06-07/anxiety-then-relief-for-nc-3rd-graders-taking-end-of-grade-testing Lisa Philip /education/2016-08-25/north-carolina-act-scores-tick-up-slightly-remain-below-national-average North Carolina's class of 2016 had an average score of 19.1 on the ACT, slightly higher than the class of 2015's average score of 19.0 The average score… Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:19:04 GMT /education/2016-08-25/north-carolina-act-scores-tick-up-slightly-remain-below-national-average Jess Clark /education/2016-02-18/not-worth-it-why-nc-college-students-are-turning-away-from-teaching UNC-Chapel Hill senior Jailen Wallis has always been tempted to become a high school English teacher.She's cutting across campus on her way to her… Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:35:00 GMT /education/2016-02-18/not-worth-it-why-nc-college-students-are-turning-away-from-teaching Jess Clark /education/2015-07-10/state-ed-leaders-plan-to-rethink-school-testing-moves-forward State education leaders are slowly rolling out their ideas on how to reduce high-stakes testing in public schools.The State Board of Education voted on… Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:00:07 GMT /education/2015-07-10/state-ed-leaders-plan-to-rethink-school-testing-moves-forward Reema Khrais