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The Durham Public Schools Board of Education on Wednesday narrowed the candidates to search for a new superintendent down to four. The finalists include: * The North Carolina School Boards Association. Estimated search cost: $21,500 plus expenses. * Alma Advisory Group. Estimated search cost: $96,044. * BWP & Associates. Estimated search
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The first step to find a replacement for Durham Public Schools’ former superintendent: hire a search firm. On Wednesday, the DPS Board of Education is set to discuss possible finalists to interview for the job of handling the search to replace Dr. Pascal Mubenga. Mubenga left his job after seven
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Families seeking afterschool care for their Durham Public Schools students in the 2024-2025 academic year continue to have questions about the new lottery process that the district is applying for registration. This week, the DPS Community Education department released a frequent asked questions (FAQ) document addressing some of the
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The Durham Public Schools Board of Education continued developing budget priorities ahead of a planned joint meeting March 14 with county commissioners. Top of mind for most board members: finding a better way forward for paying classified workers. “I know that our staff have been incredibly discouraged by decisions that
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Editor’s Note: This project was put up for re-bid on April 3, with a closing date of April 17. In the next few months, expect work to begin on a new traffic signal for Murray-Massenburg Elementary School in the Hope Valley Farms area, at the intersection of
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You’ve probably heard by now, Pearsontown Elementary School students on their way home from school on the bus got a scare today. One of the children took a toy gun from his backpack in front of other passengers. Principal Asia Cunningham called families about the incident, saying that the
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SoDu We Poll Results
On March 2, 2024, Southpoint Access encouraged readers to participate in a flash poll about their experiences with the Durham Public Schools magnet lottery. Of those responding, 60% indicated that they didn’t secure a spot in their top choice, while 40% indicated that they made it into their first-
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The unofficial results tabulated on Tuesday night indicate that 63,479 votes were cast in the 2024 primary election – nearly 27% turnout. Here’s how some of the major races shook out: President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary for re-election as president, although 13% of Democratic voters declared
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Should Durham Public Schools join an effort to sue major social media companies like Meta, Google, ByteDance, and Snap over harmful impacts on students? Board of Education members on Thursday are expected to hear from attorneys leading litigation against the owners of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat, and could
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The results came in Friday from the latest Durham Public Schools magnet and CTE pathways lottery, the first since the district kicked off the new “Growing Together” realignment of schools. I’m curious how the process worked out for Southpoint Access readers who participated. Get the poll results here. Loading…
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Are you a Southpoint Access subscriber? Support our ultra-local news at this link! Hillside High School Senior Scarlett Bermudez was selected as the only Morehead-Cain Scholar in Durham Public Schools this year. The award gives Bermudez a four-year, fully-funded academic experience at the University of North
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Durham Public Schools parents may have wanted assurances that their child would make it easily into an afterschool program in elementary school in the 2024-25 academic year. What we’re getting instead? Another lottery, similar to what parents use for magnet school applications. Previously, afterschool program access was first-