/tags/back-to-school Back To School en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:25:10 GMT /education/2024-07-12/free-school-supplies-wake-county-teachers-tools4schools-wakeed-partnership-drive YMCAs and Staples stores across Wake County are accepting donations of school supplies for Tools4Schools. The nonprofit program lets Wake County teachers pick out their own classroom supplies free of charge. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:25:10 GMT /education/2024-07-12/free-school-supplies-wake-county-teachers-tools4schools-wakeed-partnership-drive Liz Schlemmer /education/2022-08-22/nc-has-over-11-000-vacancies-in-public-schools-a-statewide-survey-finds Superintendents from 98 of 115 school districts reported their district's current vacancies to the North Carolina School Superintendents Association this month. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:21:01 GMT /education/2022-08-22/nc-has-over-11-000-vacancies-in-public-schools-a-statewide-survey-finds Liz Schlemmer, Jason deBruyn /education/2021-08-09/q-a-how-are-school-board-decisions-on-mask-mandates-playing-out-across-the-state The CDC says everyone in schools should be wearing a mask to guard against the spread of COVID-19 — especially with the highly contagious delta variant circulating and the unknowns that it brings. Since a statewide mask mandate expired, local school boards are making their own decisions about the rules for their students and staff when classes start up again. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:19:45 GMT /education/2021-08-09/q-a-how-are-school-board-decisions-on-mask-mandates-playing-out-across-the-state Liz Schlemmer, Amy Jeffries /education/2020-08-17/back-to-school-in-a-pandemic-nc-schools-face-an-uncertain-year A majority of North Carolina public school districts are returning to school remotely Monday. Many teachers will be meeting their students over video… Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:32:54 GMT /education/2020-08-17/back-to-school-in-a-pandemic-nc-schools-face-an-uncertain-year Cole del Charco /2020-07-23/polls-parents-are-hurting-without-child-care-but-in-no-rush-to-reopen-schools In two new polls, a majority of parents say they prefer delaying in-person school reopening, despite the personal and economic toll. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:29:00 GMT /2020-07-23/polls-parents-are-hurting-without-child-care-but-in-no-rush-to-reopen-schools Anya Kamenetz /education/2017-09-04/state-board-to-vote-on-formulas-for-grading-public-schools The State Board of Education will take a final vote on Thursday on its plan for evaluating North Carolina public schools, a requirement of the Every… Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:18:09 GMT /education/2017-09-04/state-board-to-vote-on-formulas-for-grading-public-schools Lisa Philip /arts-culture/2017-08-09/movies-on-the-radio-pencils-out-movies-about-school There are two kinds of people in this world. The Ferris Beullers, who grin at the thought of a wild day playing hooky. And the Jeanie Buellers, whose eyes… Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:35:49 GMT /arts-culture/2017-08-09/movies-on-the-radio-pencils-out-movies-about-school Jennifer Brookland /education/2016-08-24/triangle-area-universities-welcome-class-of-2020 College students are back in the Triangle. UNC-Chapel Hill begins classes this week and the class of 2020 is settling in at Duke.The admissions rate at… Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:10:54 GMT /education/2016-08-24/triangle-area-universities-welcome-class-of-2020 Susannah Roberson /education/2016-08-22/many-nc-school-districts-struggle-to-find-teachers School districts across the state say they have somewhat fewer teacher vacancies going into this school year than they did in 2015. But many students will… Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:51:24 GMT /education/2016-08-22/many-nc-school-districts-struggle-to-find-teachers Jess Clark /education/2016-08-17/north-carolina-teachers-cover-classroom-costs-on-their-own-dime Guilford County second grade teacher Nicole Batts-Elder scoped out shelves stacked with spiral notebooks, multicolor folders and bundles of unsharpened… Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:46:28 GMT /education/2016-08-17/north-carolina-teachers-cover-classroom-costs-on-their-own-dime Jess Clark