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This explainer looks at recent Durham Public Schools committee work, including classroom technology, solar planning, budget transparency, and policy updates.
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A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
Durham Public Schools Cafeteria Menu: What’s for Lunch Aug. 24-28, 2026
Traditional-calendar students return Monday. Here’s what DPS is serving for breakfast and lunch during the first week back.
Durham Weighs Gun Violence Plan and Three Futures for NC 147
One proposal is intended to save lives in the near term. The other could reshape central Durham for generations. Both still face questions about money and execution.