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North Carolina’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress given during the 2021-22 school year to fourth and eighth graders generally mirrored a national decline in reading and math skills as schools everywhere were beginning to recover ground lost to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In support of Operation Stop Arm week, the State Highway Patrol will be aggressively enforcing stop arm and other traffic violations in and around school zones and school bus stops. The operation will run daily from 6:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 17 through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 and runs in conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week.
The 2022-23 Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee gathered at the O.P. Johnson Board of Education Building for its first meeting of the year, and the first face to face meeting since the pandemic, on October 4th.
From the Highlands Biological Station to the Museum of Coastal Carolina, Grandfather Mountain to Port Discover, 55 science centers across the state have been awarded $6.3 million in special grants as part of the North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program.
Governor Roy Cooper today announced the launch of the state’s first digital equity grant program, which will help North Carolinians afford high-speed internet, obtain digital devices and access digital literacy resources.
Thursday, September 15th, 2022, the James Sprunt Community College Foundation hosted the 37th Annual Golf Tournament at Duplin Country Club. Proceeds from the event will aid the JSCC Foundation in its mission to support students as they achieve their educational goals.
James Sprunt Community College is proud to release the official list of the Summer 2022 President’s List and the Summer 2022 Dean’s List.
Duplin County Schools leaders and their spouses traveled to Raleigh on July 22nd for a day of learning and fellowship.
The White House has indicated that President Biden’s recent student loan forgiveness will be excluded from federal income tax due to the student loan forgiveness exemption contained in IRC 108(f)(5).
Governor Roy Cooper directed $14.5 million in new federal funding to further support postsecondary students in completing their degree or credential and to support beginning teachers as they start a new academic year.
Twenty-four teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the first North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2022 Career Technical Education Teacher of the Year Award in honor of their dedication, innovation, and ability to inspire students to achieve.
Wayne Community College has honored 257 students for outstanding academic achievement in the spring 2022 semester.
James Sprunt Community College has much to celebrate with the success of our current summer semester. However, we are full steam ahead as we prepare for our upcoming fall semester.
“We don’t have any teacher applicants for our vacancies,” said two superintendents from rural North Carolina public school districts.
Governor Roy Cooper along with current Governor John Bel Edwards (LA) and former Governors Mike Easley (NC), Bev Perdue (NC), Jim Hunt (NC), Jim Hodges (SC), Richard Riley (SC), Ray Mabus (MS), Roy Barnes (GA), and Terry McAuliffe (VA) submitted an amicus brief in support of UNC (the University of North Carolina) in the United States Supreme Court cases challenging the consideration of race in college admissions at UNC and Harvard.
The National Education Equity Lab is a nonprofit organization that provides college courses taught by faculty from some of the nation’s leading colleges and universities to Title-1 eligible high schools through their College-in-High School program.
VolunteerNC, an agency within the Office of the Governor, today announced that North Carolina has received $11.5 million in funding from AmeriCorps to support nearly 700 AmeriCorps members to serve with 21 organizations across the state.
National Board Certification is a rigorous, performance-based process designed to evaluate teaching practice and recognize accomplished teaching in schools across the United States.
One of the Board of Education’s governing principles is to maintain a safe and orderly environment where staff and students are focused on (and excited about) learning.
This is the first time Wallace-Rose Hill High School has ever attended the National Beta Convention.
