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Livingstone professor slated to be Ashanti chief of Charlotte
Livingstone College professor Felix Adusei-Danso, who serves as chair for the department of biology, will be inaugurated as the new Ashanti chief of Charlotte on July 6. The three-hour ceremony will showcase Ashanti culture, tradition, music, dancing, and leaders pledging an oath of allegiance to the Ashanti people. All are invited to attend. A native […] The post Livingstone professor slated to be Ashanti chief of Charlotte appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Upheaval — and one constant — in 22 years of education coverage
This story first appeared in Ann Doss Helms' weekly education newsletter. Sign up here Sign up here to get it to your inbox first. Nora Carr was in charge of communications for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools when I started covering the education beat for The Charlotte Observer in 2002. She was a nationally known school communications expert, and I remember her telling me that she’d never seen a city as engaged with public education as Charlotte — nor one where the media covered it as intensely.
Stanley Middle School team achieves top scores in environmental competition
A team from Stanley Middle School was the highest scoring public school team in the North Carolina Envirothon, a state environmental science competition. Envirothon is coordinated by Soil and Water Conservation districts, and it's the largest environmental science competition in the world, said Erin Hines, Gaston County's environmental educator, in a meeting of...
Broad River Retail awards $65K in scholarships through Founders Scholarship Fund
FORT MILL, S.C. — Broad River Retail (BRR), one of the largest and fastest-growing independently owned and operated Ashley Store licensees, awarded $65,000 in scholarships to nine recipients through its Founders Scholarship Fund for the 2024-2025 academic school year. “Broad River Retail extends its sincerest congratulations to these exceptional...
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