January is School Board Appreciation Month

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Special events take place in North Carolina in January for National School Board Appreciation... Read More January is School Board Appreciation Month

NC Students Become Smokies Park Rangers for a Summer

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Ten North Carolina teenagers spent the summer getting the real-life, hands-on feel of what it’s... Read More NC Students Become Smokies Park Rangers for a Summer

Carrboro Flag Football Game Brings Together Disabled, Non-Disabled Students

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Saturday, April 19, about 20 young people, some with special needs and some without, gathered in Carrboro... Read More Carrboro Flag Football Game Brings Together Disabled, Non-Disabled Students

Area Teachers Chosen for Trip to Singapore, Malaysia

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Seven Triangle area educators have been selected to participate in the Center for International... Read More Area Teachers Chosen for Trip to Singapore, Malaysia

Student Poet Laureate Crowned

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Mariah Rowdy, a junior at Reynolds High School, has won the 2014 Poet Laureate competition. “I am so... Read More Student Poet Laureate Crowned

Knollwood Educators Make a Dynamic Duo at Technology Conference

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Ann Crilley and Renee Cunningham are Knollwood Elementary’s technology facilitator and media... Read More Knollwood Educators Make a Dynamic Duo at Technology Conference

Northern Nash Graduate Receives Golden LEAF Scholarship

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The N.C. State Education Assistance Authority recently selected Quadeshia Batts as a recipient of a $12,000... Read More Northern Nash Graduate Receives Golden LEAF Scholarship

Technology Helping Guilford County Student Diagnosed with Leukemia keep up with classwork

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A Guilford County student is becoming more accustomed to using her tablet to access classroom assignments and... Read More Technology Helping Guilford County Student Diagnosed with Leukemia keep up with classwork

Teen Drug Abuse on the Rise in NC, New Contest Aims to Help

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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper visited the East Wednesday, kicking off the Stop Rx Drug... Read More Teen Drug Abuse on the Rise in NC, New Contest Aims to Help

Pitt Co. Teachers Train to Teach STEM Labs to Students

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Tuesday Pitt county Schools move one step closer to being ready to use their new STEM labs this school... Read More Pitt Co. Teachers Train to Teach STEM Labs to Students