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Logistics of lawmakers’ proposed summer school quickly changing

4 years ago  •  Education, COVID-19

Laura Leslie, WRAL – Days after legislation was filed to require school districts across North Carolina to provide an extended summer school to help students who struggled with online classes during the …
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UNC System board names a former member as new leader of Fayetteville State University

4 years ago  •  Education, Fayetteville

Kate Murphy, News & Observer – A former member of the UNC System Board of Governors was named Thursday as the 12th chancellor of historically Black Fayetteville State University. Darrell …
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NC governor wants current COVID rules in place before schools require in-person classes

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Adam Wagner, News & Observer – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday he wants to have more discussions with legislative leaders before deciding how to …
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School reopening bill requiring in-person option passes legislature, goes to governor

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly, Education

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, News & Observer – The North Carolina state legislature sent the governor a bill that would require the state’s K-12 public school districts to offer in-person learning …
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Wake changes school schedules to give teachers more planning time. Here’s what’s new.

4 years ago  •  Triangle, Education

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – The Wake County school system is changing schedules this semester to give more planning time to teachers and to try to better balance …
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Republicans back program for students lagging from virus

Gary Robertson, AP – Children who have struggled to adapt to virtual learning during the pandemic would be greatly helped by a summer school program designed to target …
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Some CMS Students, Teachers Return to the Classroom

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Education, COVID-19

Katy Solt, Spectrum News – Students and teachers in some Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools are back in the classroom. Elementary school students are some of the first to return to in-person …
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North Carolina bill to reopen K-12 schools could finalize this week

AP / WXII 12 – A bill to reopen K-12 schools across North Carolina could be finalized this week. North Carolina House lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill to compel …
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Wake County Schools leaders raise concerns over re-opening bill

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized, Education, Triangle

Michael Hyland, WNCN CBS 17 – Wake County school leaders raised concerns Friday about a bill that would require K-12 public school districts to offer in-person classes, as WCPSS prepares …
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NC DMV is offering road tests for driver’s licenses again, but in limited places

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Education

Richard Stradling, News & Observer – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has resumed offering road tests to teen drivers seeking provisional licenses during the COVID-19 pandemic and plans to …
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