WRAL.com - Education

Parents of youngsters worry they'll be priced out of college education

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:28:50 -0500

Parents whose children are a decade or more from matriculation are already worried that the cost of college may put a degree out of reach.

UNC BOG approves tuition hike plan

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:21:53 -0500

The UNC Board of Governors on Friday passed President Tom Ross' recommended tuition hike plan that will raise fees by an average of 8.8 percent on UNC System campuses for the 2012-2013 school year.

Freshman campus proposed for Panther Creek High upsets parents

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:55:40 -0500

Parents of Panther Creek High School freshmen are protesting plans to move the students from the school's campus to an office building 20 minutes away.

Wake schools soliciting feedback on proposed busing changes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:41:02 -0500

Wake County parents can give their feedback on a proposal that school district administrators say would take more than 100 school buses off the street and cut costs by an estimated $10 million.

Johnston high school offers freshmen FAST track to success

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:24:14 -0500

The transition between middle school and high school can be difficult for many students, and failing classes as a freshman increases the likelihood that a student will drop out. To help struggling ninth graders, Smithfield Selma High School has started a new program to help students get back on track without losing a year.

Duke will award honorary degree to Komen founder

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:20:25 -0500

Duke University's plans to give an honorary degree to the head of a leading cancer charity are unchanged by controversy over the group's hastily retracted decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood.

Teacher of the Week: 'It's fun to come to work every day'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:48:52 -0500

Mack Link, a social studies teacher at McDougle Middle School in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's "Teacher of the Week."

Wake school board mulls rerouting buses to save $10M

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:00:44 -0500

The Wake County school board considered a proposal from district staff Tuesday that would change bus routes to increase efficiency and cut costs by as much as $10 million.

Wake schools' lease plan would keep Morehead School open

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:53 -0500

The Wake County Public School System has agreed to lease space at the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in a deal that will allow the school to remain open, officials said Tuesday.

Scientific teaching method promotes deeper questions, answers

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:52:08 -0500

There's a national push to help students focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Schools with that emphasis, called STEM schools, have special technology facilitators and foreign language instructors designed to get kids ready for the 21st Century.

UNC campuses slated for new fee, tuition increases

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:43:59 -0500

University of North Carolina students who pay in-state rates are facing a more than $400 tuition increase, despite President Barack Obama's warning that schools could lose funding if they don't find ways to keep costs down.

NC Governor's School to stay open this summer

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:09:08 -0500

A pioneering summer program for gifted high school students will live on for at least another year after alumni and other donors stepped in with cash in the months since state lawmakers eliminated funding.

High school dropout rate drops in Wake schools

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:06:26 -0500

The dropout rate for high school students in the Wake County Public School System fell to 3.25 percent for the 2010-11 school year, according to numbers provided Thursday afternoon by the district.

Sanford school turns vandalism into teaching moment

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:06:05 -0500

Police are trying to determine who vandalized a school attached to a Sanford church late Wednesday or early Thursday.

Broughton band director puts down baton after 34 years

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:18:13 -0500

Something was missing Wednesday at Broughton High School in Raleigh. After three decades, beloved educator Jeffrey Richardson has turned in his baton.

Wake County parents voice concerns over assignment plan

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:32:28 -0500

Dozens of parents concerned over where Wake County's choice student assignment plan will take their children gathered at Martin Street Baptist Church in Raleigh on Thursday evening.