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August 8, 2008

School of the Arts now has a U

RALEIGH (AP) - The North Carolina School of the Arts has a new name.Gov. Mike Easley on Friday signed legislation changing the n... Continue

Need a back-to-school guide? Here's one

GREENSBORO — If you're in the market for a back-to-school guide, Guilford County Schools can help. The school system has poste... Continue

Winston-Salem State to put students in hotels

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - Some universities in North Carolina are facing their own housing crisis.Officials at Winston-Salem State Un... Continue

Schools hurt by change in standards

Say you play a basketball game and arrive at a final score. Then, let’s say you raise the basket by a foot, go back to the vid... Continue

Bonus cuts disappoint educators

Guilford County schools might have fared better on state tests than last year, but teachers here and across the state won’t be... Continue

August 7, 2008

Guilford schools: New standards penalize district

Guilford County Schools officials hope to meet with the state next week to resolve a standards change that is penalizing the sys... Continue

Guilford County Schools improve ABC rates

Guilford County Schools again improved their success rate on the state ABC testing program, with 80 percent of the county's scho... Continue

N.C. high school graduation rate inches up

RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina's four-year high school graduation rate crept up this year.State data released Thursday showed 69. Continue

Teachers to receive smaller performance bonuses

RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina public school teachers won't be getting the maximum amount of their performance bonuses this year. Continue

Smith High gets grant to promote reading, innovative curriculum

GREENSBORO -- Smith High School has received a Smaller Learning Communities grant from the U.S. Department of Education, accordi... Continue

August 6, 2008

District to pay superintendent $250,000 a year

The new superintendent of Guilford County Schools will make $250,000 per year plus benefits under the terms of a four-year contr... Continue

August 5, 2008

Schools weigh cost of driving

WENTWORTH - Go to class or save the gas? Leaders at area community colleges are hoping their students won't have to make that ch... Continue

August 4, 2008

Lily Tomlin to highlight UNCG series

GREENSBORO — Comedienne and actor Lily Tomlin will highlight the 2008-09 edition of the UNCG University Concert & Lecture...... Continue

Back-to-school links for Guilford County Schools

GREENSBORO — School starts three weeks from tomorrow, so Guilford County Schools sent out these useful links for parents and s... Continue

Teens earn shot at money, laptops, car

GREENSBORO - A slightly audible din of excited chatter lingered among a group of top graduates from Guilford County Schools as t... Continue

August 3, 2008

Challenges await new superintendent

The new superintendent of Guilford County Schools made clear to parents, educators and taxpayers in late July that he has no spe... Continue

August 2, 2008

N.C. teachers to get smaller bonuses

RALEIGH (AP) -- Cuts to a state program could mean smaller bonus checks for thousands North Carolina public school teachers this... Continue

August 1, 2008

Home schools increase in North Carolina

RALEIGH - A record number of North Carolina children are being educated at home.More than 38,000 home schools operated in 2007-0... Continue

City has a prime data center site

GREENSBORO — One way for Greensboro’s struggling economy to grow, say local leaders, is for the city to attract data centers... Continue

July 31, 2008

Federal investigation launched into Eve Carson death

RALEIGH (AP) - Federal prosecutors have opened their own investigation into the killing of former University of North Carolina a... Continue

UNCG sells Journal Finder search interface

GREENSBORO - Journal Finder, a search interface developed by UNCG staff to provide easy access to a library's electronic resourc... Continue

Lecture series sells out

GREENSBORO — Guilford College says it has sold out its 2008-09 Bryan Series. The four-event series includes lectures by author... Continue

John Edwards' scholarship program ending

RALEIGH (AP) — The scholarship program started by former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards that has sent rural high school grad... Continue

Supplies for needy students

Is your church, mosque or synagogue collecting back-to-school supplies for needy children? If you are looking to share that info... Continue

Workers content at local colleges

GREENSBORO — Employees at UNCG and Greensboro College rank the schools among the best to work for in the country, according to... Continue

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