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New private Christian school in Burlington planning to open for 2024-25 school year
A retired, former pastor of The Lamb’s Chapel, Brian Biggers, has launched a new church in Burlington, Grace Chapel, that’s planning to open a private Christian school for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Currently known as Freedom Christian Academy, the school’s founders have said that they would begin...
Triangle students learn tools to navigate social media with help from former Disney Channel Star
Disani Jackson has already discovered the good and bad that come with social media. She has an Instagram account where she's seen the bad play out more than the good."There's more views on the bad, than like positive things that go on on social media," Jackson said.She spent three days this week with 12 to 16-year-olds from Durham and Orange Counties learning how to safely navigate social media in a way that doesn't impact her mental health.It's a part of a health ambassador program created by the Durham nonprofit Together for Resilient Youth."Over these past three days, we've been talking...
The 5:00 News – Crime Updates, Inclement Weather, Schools Update
97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we follow inclement weather in the community, follow up on some traffic related stories, and more. We also hear an update on some ongoing crime stories. We hear from CHCCS school board members on the facilities plan, a story on the new makeup of the Orange County School Board, and more.
What Are Micro-Schools and How Do They Help Black Kids Learn?
It seems as though schooling is going full circle—from 19th-century one-room schoolhouses to the traditional public school system as we know it and now back to a wave of new small-scale schools that individualize and prioritize each student. This is the ethos of micro-schools—typically, they consist of small groups of children of various ages and ability levels taught by a qualified teacher.
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