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Virtual, free arts and humanities conference for teachers and students Dec. 15-16
RALEIGH — All North Carolina teachers and their classes are invited to attend a free two-day online immersive experience for NC educators and their students focused on arts and the humanities.
Doing what she loves to do
ROCKINGHAM — Senior Haileigh Herndon always knew she wanted to be teacher, but thought she would be a first-grade teacher. During a lesson in her Teacher Cadet class, Herndon said they talked about what students learn in different grades and how they develop in each. Herndon said first grade was what caught her eye.
Incoming superintendent Truitt wants to put students, not politics, at center of education policy
RALEIGH — As state superintendent, Catherine Truitt will oversee North Carolina’s vast public education system, which spent more than $14 billion this school year. But she won’t be doing it alone.
Pee Dee Electric celebrates 2020 Bright Ideas winners
WADESBORO — Pee Dee Electric was able to "socially distant" surprise educators who won 2020 Bright Ideas Grants.
Duff, Parnell named Maynor Honors College Scholars at UNCP
PEMBROKE — Bricen Duff and Abigail Parnell are UNC Pembroke’s 2020 Maynor Honors College scholars.
Parents share trials of remote learning with U.S. Education Secretary
RALEIGH — Virtual learning is taking a toll on Chloe Dixon’s children.
Richmond County Schools not eligible for P-EBT program
ROCKINGHAM — Late last month, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced it would provide additional benefits to families through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program — but Richmond County wasn’t on the list.
OPINION: Candidates clash on reopening schools
When Democrat Jen Mangrum and Republican Catherine Truitt first filed to run for state superintendent of public instruction, neither could have expected that the central issue of the 2020 race would be whether to allow public schools to provide in-person instruction to North Carolina children.
Angela Baker named Richmond County Schools’ Beginning Teacher of the Year
ELLERBE — Angela Baker, a seventh-grade English Language Arts teacher at Ellerbe Middle School, has been named Richmond County Schools’ 2020-2021 Beginning Teacher of the Year.
NCDHHS to provide extra help buying food for more than 600,000 children
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today it will provide additional benefits through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to help families purchase food for children whose access to free and reduced-priced meals at school has been impacted by remote learning this fall due to COVID-19. The program provides a benefit on an EBT card that can be used to buy food at authorized retailers, including most major grocery stores.
