education - Southpoint Access (Page 2)

education

[SoDu How-To] "Tale" of Good Citizenship?

The U.S. Department of Education wants citizens to rat out schools that adhere to DEI principles. Here's another way you can help. Maybe?

education

State Schools Superintendent Plans Durham Visit in April

State Superintendent Maurice "Mo" Green is traveling throughout North Carolina to listen and learn from community stakeholders.

education

New STEAM-Focused Space Coming to Boxyard RTP

The site, geared toward elementary-aged children, tweens, and teens, will allow participants to work with simple materials or 3D printers and robotics to immerse themselves in maker education.

literacy

Book Harvest Celebrates "Books on Break" Grant

With 78% of children from low-income families in North Carolina not reading proficiently by the end of third grade, literacy advocates say summer reading access is more important than ever.

durham public schools

[Updated 1/3/25] Durham School Board Shifts Transportation Meeting

Family responsibility zones are expected to take effect on Jan. 21, after students return from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It remains to be seen when express stops might go into operation.

durham public schools

Hope Valley Elementary Parents Planning for Responsibility Zones

The family responsibility zones are proposed for 21 elementary schools in Durham to help reduce demand for the school district’s understaffed transportation department.

durham public schools

Durham Public Schools: Menus for Dec. 16-20

Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Year-round schools are out for winter break this week. Traditional schools have early release on Dec. 20.

durham public schools

Durham Public Schools Extends Rotational Bus Plan into January

The rotating bus schedule gives parents along certain bus routes at least one day a week where they must provide transportation for their children so the district can make more efficient use of its understaffed bus driver corps.

durham public schools

DPS Magnet Lottery Opens Jan. 6

Need application assistance? Visit the Minnie Forte-Brown Staff Development Center at 2107 Hillandale Rd. on Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon.

durham public schools

Durham Public Schools Adding New Principal, Building Services Chief

“It is a privilege to lead and serve a school community dedicated to excellence, inclusion, and student success," said Hodges.

News

Durham Families Face "Responsibility Zones" for Schools in January

Durham Public Schools transportation leaders are moving forward with plans to implement “family responsibility zones” for elementary schools and possibly express bus stops for secondary schools in January. “You could move forward with walk zones and express stops or move forward with family walk zones or express stops, but doing

Local Government

[UPDATED 11/22/2024] Durham Bus Plan Rolls Out in December

[Updated to add specific information about groups and the bus numbers assigned to them.] After the Thanksgiving break, Durham Public Schools will put its new rotational school transportation plan into effect. Under this plan, DPS would require families on traditional school buses to find alternate transportation one day a week

See all