North Carolina's education system got some praise while the Wake County schools system got a warning from the number two man at the U.S. Department of Education.

As noted in today's article, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller was in Raleigh Thursday for an education roundtable discussion at William Peace University. The roundtable discussion was closed to the media, but in an interview beforehand Miller said he was here to recognize North Carolina's education accomplishments.

Miller cited how the state is increasing its high school graduation rate, developed an alternative method for assessing student performance under the federal No Child Left Behind program and has slowed college tuition growth.