May 17, 2012
HICKORY (AP) — A middle-school teacher in Caldwell County has been suspended after officials learned that she disciplined a special needs child by placing him in a cardboard box. The Hickory Daily News reports that Joy Amatuccio found out this week...
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KNIGHTDALE (AP) — Authorities say 14 middle school students in Wake County suffered burns on their feet after hot water and steam came up through the floor of their school bus.Officials said the Wendell Middle School students had minor burns and bli...
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A commencement was held Wednesday for Middle College High School.View a photo gallery
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CHAPEL HILL -- William Friday, a North Carolina icon and retired president of the University of North Carolina system, was in critical condition Wednesday at UNC Hospitals.A UNC spokesman confirmed the hospitalization, but no further details were availabl...
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May 16, 2012
GREENSBORO – Community groups that want to deliver meals through the Guilford County Schools' summer nutrition program have one more chance to participate in the mandatory training. The final training session will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday in...
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GREENSBORO — It’s beautiful, Peck Elementary’s new mural.It’s at least 12 feet high, a dozen steps across and features all kinds of things that Peck kids recognize — a cardinal, an arrowhead, a pagoda, an African savanna, the...
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May 15, 2012
KERNERSVILLE -- The odds of Guilford County Schools building a high school in Triad Business Park just got slimmer. The Kernersville planning board voted 7-0 on Monday to recommend against the rezoning of 115 acres to allow for a new school, said Jeff Hat...
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GREENSBORO — Police arrested a UNCG student on campus and two other men in Charlotte in connection with an April 24 robbery and assault reported at Jefferson Suites. The incident occurred at the dorm at 1501 Spring Garden St. at about 12:55 a.m. Apr...
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May 14, 2012
A $1 million scholarship at Duke University has been created and funded in honor of the first five African American students admitted into Duke in 1963. Gene Kendall, a 1963 Dudley High School graduate, was among the first five and had a full scholarship...
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GREENSBORO — A local businessman is among four people recognized for their service to UNC-Chapel Hill. John Ellison Jr. received the 2012 Distinguished Service Medal from the UNC-Chapel Hill General Alumni Association. The medals wer...
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May 12, 2012
GREENSBORO — New subscriptions for Guilford College’s Bryan Series will go on sale Monday. The subscriptions are $185 per person. They are available at bryanseries.guilford.edu and the Greensboro Coliseum Advance Box Office. Call 336-316...
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May 11, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Investor and philanthropist David Rubenstein is giving $15 million to his alma mater, Duke University, following a series of high-profile gifts to projects including repairing the Washington Monument.The billionaire businessman sai...
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May 10, 2012
Fifty seniors graduated Thursday from Early College at Guilford, which is a partnership between Guilford County schools and Guilford College.View a photo gallery
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N.C. State has announced this year's 45 Park Scholarship recipients, including three Triad seniors: Akshay Mohan Iyer, son of Lakshmi and Venkat Iyer of Greensboro, Early College at Guilford. Victoria Anne Pray, daughter of Greg and Angela Pray of Summer...
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — UNC-Charlotte says bank account numbers and Social Security numbers of more than 350,000 students and faculty were accidentally exposed in a computer security breach.The school on Wednesday released results of a study after the brea...
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May 8, 2012
GREENSBORO —Sandra Alexander and Paul Daniels, incumbent members of the Guilford County Board of Education, earned enough votes on Tuesday to advance to the general election on Nov. 6. But they were both surprised to earn second-place finishes...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Two advocacy groups are warning the Wake County school system that they will file a civil rights complaint if it doesn't end what they claim is discrimination against Latino students with Spanish-speaking parents. Children's Services......
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MORGANTON (AP) — Burke County schools have voted to do away corporal punishment.The school board voted 5-2 Monday night to end the practice of paddling students.Burke County is one of a handful of districts that still allowed the punishment.One moth...
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World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Hornswoggle (Dylan Postl) delivered an anti-bullying message to students and teachers at Pleasant Garden Elementary on Monday.He encouraged students to “be a star.” Star stands for “show toleranc...
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May 7, 2012
It's close but no cigar for the Newcomers School, which was in the running to win NBC's "Smash" Make a Musical contest. The school fell just short of the top-10 online vote-getting schools, which will receive workshops with master theater teache...
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May 6, 2012
GREENSBORO — Black male students attending several Guilford County schools may notice changes in the way they are taught next year.Those changes could be reading assignments focused on African American characters, special after-school clubs, lunches...
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May 5, 2012
HIGH POINT — Former first lady Laura Bush challenged High Point University's class of 2012 to help others as they embark on the next chapter of their lives. Bush was the commencement speaker Saturday morning at HPU's graduation. About 800 students r...
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UNCG held its commencement Friday at the Greensboro Coliseum.View a photo gallery
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May 4, 2012
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — An internal review at North Carolina has found academic fraud and poor oversight within an academic department linked to an NCAA investigation of the football program. The report released Friday cites 52 courses in the Department...
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May 3, 2012
CARY (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue says her budget proposal for next year will contain an experience-based pay increase for North Carolina public school teachers last given to educators in 2008. Perdue said Thursday at the North Carolina Teacher of the...
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