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As the selection process rolls forward for a new superintendent to guide Durham Public Schools, the district is providing families and students alike to share their perspectives in an online survey and during three community meetings. The in-person meetings, planned for May 6-8, will offer interpretation services: * Monday, May 6
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Drifting jellyfish and colorful mosaic images are among the artwork by Githens Middle School students on display at the Streets at Southpoint shopping mall. The work, produced by students in Lisa Turco’s visual arts class, can be found in a Durham Public Schools display in the corridor outside JC
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Nutrition standards for meals in South Durham schools should see less sugar and more flexibility with menu planning between Fall 2025 and 2027 due to steps taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Tom Vilsack, secretary of the USDA, announced changes this week after the department heard public feedback
Local Government
The last time Durham Public Schools tried to implement a brand new structure for classified worker pay, the district sent out letters of intent on which employees based critical spending decisions. They bought new cars. They moved into bigger apartments. And then district administrators discovered they’d botched the math,
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The state of North Carolina would invest more than $1 billion to bolster public schools rather than funding private-school vouchers under the 2024-2025 budget plan proposed this week by Gov. Roy Cooper. The budget plan includes: * An average 8.5% teacher raise, plus a retention bonus for most teachers. * $725
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Three Durham area high schools made it into the top 100 list in North Carolina for U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the country’s best high schools. The highest-ranked school in our area is Research Triangle High School, which came in fourth in the Durham
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Durham Public Schools is set to hold its second annual Wellness Day on Friday, April 26, aimed at promoting student well-being. This event is part of a broader initiative to support the mental and physical health of students within the district. The introduction of Wellness Day last year was driven
Local Government
Demolition and asbestos abatement ahead of construction of the new Durham School of the Arts could move forward if the Durham Public Schools Board of Education approves $325,819 in funding for that phase. The board is set to discuss that proposal, with Monteith Construction/Balfour Realty Joint Venture in
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The People’s Alliance Education Action Team on April 23 is hosting a community conversation about restorative practices in Durham Public Schools. The Zoom meeting, called “Safety, Wellness, and Restorative Practices: The Schools Our Students Deserve,” is scheduled for 6 p.m. It’s expected to feature a DPS student
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In the latest SoDu Reading Room installment, we check out an article shared by KQED that was written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The short version: Federally funded education innovations don’t seem overwhelmingly
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The Githens Middle School Raiders girls soccer team this week won its 100th game in a row, continuing a streak that started in 2016 with teacher/coaches Rory McElroy and Karen Parker. Congratulations to the Raiders! Check out the coverage on WRAL:
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Can Durham Public Schools repair the damage done by the botched implementation of the last classified worker pay plan? The Board of Education meets today at 5:30 p.m. for a public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 budget, which includes an $8.8 million ask in an effort to