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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The transportation woes plaguing Durham Public Schools since the start of the traditional calendar school year in August are getting
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! More than 40% of Durham Public Schools scored in the D range during the 2023-24 academic year, according to test
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Pre-Kindergarten through
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Pre-Kindergarten through
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! More than 50 Durham Public Schools teachers were underpaid in their latest paycheck, bus routes have run late, and students
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In the 12th episode of To the Point, Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, talks about Durham Public Schools’ transportation problems during the first week of traditional calendar schools, the DPS superintendent’s plan for his first 100 days, what’s on the upcoming Planning Commission agenda, the
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Traditional-calendar public schools got back in the classroom on Aug. 26. Tony Cunningham, digital communications specialist for Durham Public Schools, captured some images of the big day.
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Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Durham Public Schools has some new faces – and some familiar faces in new roles. Here’s a quick rundown of
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Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Kindergarten through 8th Grade Breakfast Aug. 26 * Glazed cinnamon bun. * Chilled peaches. Aug. 27 * Turkey ham and cheese croissant. * Applesauce. Aug. 28 * Fruit and yogurt parfait with grahams. * Pre-K: Fruit and yogurt.
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In the end, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education made final its decision to eventually depart the downtown Durham School of the Arts campus in favor of a new school a couple miles away at the old Duke Homestead in the form of a unanimous consent agenda vote on
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Dr. Anthony Lewis, the new superintendent of Durham Public Schools, has submitted an “entry plan” for his first 100 days on the job, detailing five overarching goals: * Establishing a transparent, collaborative, and trusting relationship with the DPS Board of Education. * Focusing on instructional programming to close access and opportunity gaps
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On Aug. 26, Murray-Massenburg Elementary School makes its official debut for Durham Public Schools, welcoming its first students as traditional calendar campuses return to session. The school district’s Aaron Daye captured images from a recent tour of the school ahead of opening day. Southpoint Access is an ultra-local news