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Durham schools' conservation contest yields big savings

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:45:57 -0500

Durham Public Schools officials say the contest saved more energy than an elementary school uses in a year. The school that saved the most energy got to enjoy a cash reward.

Network keeps kids busy after school in hard-hit city

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:24:58 -0500

Project Education: Edutopia, a partnership between WRAL-TV and the George Lucas Educational Foundation, explores a program that keeps youth safe and engaged after school in Providence, R.I.

Teachers honored for "Bright Ideas"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:55 -0500

North Carolina's Touchstone Energy cooperatives awarded nearly $180,000 in Bright Ideas education grants to 196 teachers in a ceremony in Raleigh on Friday, Nov. 20.

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:50:31 -0500

Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.

N.C. State trustees vote to raise tuition

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:23 -0500

The Board of Trustees at North Carolina State University agreed Friday to raise tuition across the board, a spokesman said.

Wake schools face $20M in cuts for 2010-11

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:35 -0500

The Wake County school system needs to cut $20 million from its central services budget for the 2010-11 school year to erase a projected deficit, Superintendent Del Burns said Thursday.

Teacher of the Year tells Perdue about 'gut-wrenching' layoff

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:38:44 -0500

Granville County teacher Bill Massey said he achieved the most meaningful accomplishment of his career this past June when Northern Granville Middle School named him "Teacher of the Year." But his jubilation was soon followed by "gut-wrenching" disappointment.

Fayetteville teacher's assistant killed in wreck

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:12 -0500

A teacher's assistant for Cumberland County Schools was killed and her daughter was seriously injured Thursday morning in a wreck on Strickland Bridge Road, police said.

Curiosity takes root as Durham students grow garden

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:33:56 -0500

Ask children where food comes from, and some might say “the grocery store.” George Watts Montessori Magnet School in Durham is working to change that perception.

Wake schools will keep searching for high school site

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:34 -0500

Wake County commissioners and school board members have decided to keep looking for the site of what will be the county's largest high school.

Teacher of the Week: 'I try to mix it up'

Capitol Broadcasting — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:18:48 -0500

Arlie Harris, a Spanish teacher at Moore Square Museum Magnet Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.

Record numbers seek financial aid from private schools

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:35 -0500

From private church-affiliated schools to independent college-prep day and boarding schools, parents are seeking help to pay the bills to keep their children enrolled. Applications for financial aid more than tripled at some local schools, while others offered special recession grants.

Montgomery County educator named N.C. Superintendent of the Year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:11 -0500

Donna C. Peters, superintendent of Montgomery County Schools, was named the 2010 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year at a ceremony on Tuesday in Greensboro.

Grisham to speak at UNC-CH commencement

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:23:17 -0500

Best-selling mystery writer John Grisham will deliver the commencement address at the University of North Carolina spring graduation.

Lawmakers consider college aid as state, family budgets dip

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:12:03 -0500

Families across North Carolina and state government felt the same financial pressures this year as they cobbled together paths for children to get a college degree.

New principal to head school that held donations-for-grades fundraiser

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:03:00 -0500

Wayne County Public Schools has named a replacement for a retiring principal who initiated a fundraiser in which students could get extra grade credits with donations.

Magic of math makes students into thinkers

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:12:44 -0500

Project Education: Edutopia, a partnership between WRAL-TV and the George Lucas Educational Foundation, brings the story of an Oregon school that teaches the magic of math.

Bowles wants lawmakers to reconsider UNC tuition hike

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:59:27 -0500

The UNC System president wants the General Assembly to reconsider a mandated tuition hike for all students in which the additional revenue would go to help with the state's budget woes.

Goldsboro principal to retire after failed donations-for-grades fundraiser

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:10:27 -0500

The principal who initiated a fundraiser in which middle school students could exchange donations for test points has decided to retire, the Wayne County Public School system announced Friday.

Judge: Terry Sanford will play in the playoffs

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:35:54 -0500

Cumberland County Judge Jack Thompson issued a temporary injunction Thursday allowing Terry Sanford High School to play in this weekend's football playoff game.