Article Archive
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