Four Get Full Ride Through Gates Scholarships

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Four students from the Public Schools of Robeson County who were named Gates Millennium Scholars. Jacob... Read More Four Get Full Ride Through Gates Scholarships

Solar Panels Light Up Students Interest

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Discovery High School U.S. history and physics teacher Jody Dixon developed a strategy to teach students... Read More Solar Panels Light Up Students Interest

Elkin Board of Education Meets, Recognizes Board and Students

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Elkin City Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Bledsoe recognized Bianka Soos from Elkin Middle School in... Read More Elkin Board of Education Meets, Recognizes Board and Students

39 Area Schools Recognized as Healthy Schools

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Catawba County Health Partners’ “Eat Smart, Move More” (ESMM) Catawba County coalition has... Read More 39 Area Schools Recognized as Healthy Schools

69 Students Earn SAT Scholarships

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Over the past 30 years Sponsors for Academic Talent, Inc. (SAT) awarded over two thousand scholarships to... Read More 69 Students Earn SAT Scholarships

Jones Student is Named Award Recipient

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A Jones Intermediate School fifth grader’s shyness has become a reason to say “why not”... Read More Jones Student is Named Award Recipient

Thousands of Students Received Free Back-to-School Supplies in Lumberton

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The Public Schools of Robeson County kicked off their Back to School Celebration bright and early Thursday... Read More Thousands of Students Received Free Back-to-School Supplies in Lumberton

Public School System Searches, Discovers Avenues to Help

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Vance County Schools will not be dead last in cohort graduation rates another year, according to district... Read More Public School System Searches, Discovers Avenues to Help

NC Schools Receive National Award

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Kannapolis City Schools and Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools have been named first place winners for the 5,000... Read More NC Schools Receive National Award

Teacher Raises Nearly $80,000 to Feed Ferguson Kids Who Can’t Get Meals at Shuttered Schools

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A teacher in North Carolina has raised nearly $80,000 to feed students from low-income families in Ferguson,... Read More Teacher Raises Nearly $80,000 to Feed Ferguson Kids Who Can’t Get Meals at Shuttered Schools