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Granville Central suspends football program
The Panthers will not be hitting the football field this season as the decision was announced to suspend the program for the 2024 season. Richard Givens, athletic director for Granville Central said, ”It is with great sadness that we announce that football has been suspended for the 2024 football season.” Granville Central fielded a junior varsity team in 2007-2008 and […] The post Granville Central suspends football program first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Durham Public Schools: Menus for Aug. 26-30
Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Turkey ham and cheese croissant. Fruit and yogurt parfait with grahams. Pre-K: Fruit and yogurt. Fruit choice. Aug. 29. Fruited bread slice. Mandarin oranges. Aug. 30. Sausage biscuit. Hash brown rounds. Lunch.
Durham School of the Arts Price Tag Dwarfs Its Peers
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. At a cost of approximately a quarter-billion dollars, the new Durham School of the Arts will be the most expensive public middle or high school built in the Triangle area and likely in the state, an analysis by the 9th Street Journal finds.
WRAL Investigates wide disparities in school funding across NC counties
In North Carolina, the state provides the biggest chunk of money for education. Lawmakers are Constitutionally required to provide school systems with money for operating costs. Counties are responsible for buildings and maintenance. Federal funding can vary depending on the number of students who qualify for things free and reduced lunch.
Back to school guide: Students in Raleigh, Durham and Cumberland Counties return to the classroom
Students who go to schools on a traditional calendar in Wake, Durham and Cumberland counties are getting ready to begin another year.Wake County Public School SystemBus riders should have received an email on August 16 with detailed information about stops and estimated pick-up and drop-off times. Starting this school year, parents of students can get up-to-the-minute notifications via text and/or email when their child's bus is delayed. Click here for updated bus routes.To enhance student safety, WCPSS will begin using the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (SS-ARS). Students, teachers, and administrators will be trained to recognize the signs of at-risk...
School Board Approves Durham School of the Arts Relocation
Despite months of community pushback and a last ditch legal effort, the vote to close the current Durham School of the Arts landed via the swift and unceremonious cudgel of the school board’s consent agenda. “Thank you all,” said board chair Millicent Rogers, before moving on to a staff...
Saint Augustine's employees are getting paychecks again
Multiple former faculty members tell WRAL News they are starting to receive paychecks from Saint Augustine's University. In early 2024, employees told WRAL News they hadn't been paid for multiple pay periods. Prior to Thursday, Saint Augustine's faculty and staff were owed money dating back to March. WRAL News reached...
As new report finds achievement gaps remain in the U.S., Durham Public Schools works to close them
Durham Public Schools is working to address the divide in educational opportunities that schools across the country are seeing. A new report that finds racial achievement gaps remain in schools, with socio-economic factors, such as family income and parental education levels, playing a role."We realize that the toll that the pandemic took was beyond just academics," Dr. Iwinosa Idahor said.Idahor is one of the leaders of Equity Affairs at Durham Public Schools. She talked about how the COVID-19 pandemic response took a toll on students' academic performances as state data shows that in the 2022-23 school year, achievement gaps and...
Durham Public Schools Moves Ahead with New DSA Project
In the end, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education made final its decision to eventually depart the downtown Durham School of the Arts campus in favor of a new school a couple miles away at the old Duke Homestead in the form of a unanimous consent agenda vote on Aug. 22.
Durham Superintendent Presents 100-Day Plan to School Board
Dr. Anthony Lewis, the new superintendent of Durham Public Schools, has submitted an “entry plan” for his first 100 days on the job, detailing five overarching goals:. Establishing a transparent, collaborative, and trusting relationship with the DPS Board of Education. Focusing on instructional programming to close access and...
‘Establishing trust is key’: New Durham schools superintendent prepares for new year in district with challenges
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The first day of school is always a highly anticipated time for students, parents, and teachers alike. For students in the Durham Public Schools on the traditional calendar, Monday marks the beginning of a new academic year. However, it is not just the students who...
ACE Program Wraps Up Ninth Year
DURHAM, N.C. - For the ninth consecutive year, Duke student-athletes participated in immersive summer service experiences offered through the Rubenstein Student-Athlete Civic Engagement Program (ACE). This summer, ACE offered three international-based programs focused on supporting community-based organizations in Costa Rica, Panama (a new program location for Summer 2024), and South Africa.
Duke’s 100th year, Duke’s 100th incoming class
After officially transitioning from Trinity College to Duke University in December 1924, Duke’s inaugural first-year class stepped foot on campus in the fall of 1925. Now in 2024, another crop of first-years will make history as the University’s 100th incoming class. “The Class of 2028 has arrived at...
2024 MBA To Watch: Stephen Chinedu Ezekoye, Duke University (Fuqua)
“A lifelong educator at heart, with a bold vision of creating deep and lasting impact.”. Fun fact about yourself: I am a huge U.S. presidential history nerd. Abraham Lincoln, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Barack Obama are my favorite three. As a former middle school teacher, I love the fact that LBJ and Obama were also educators before they became President!
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