Education Matters: Green Hope High School senior Peter Wu thrives on competition. The captain of the school's Quiz Bowl team always gets a rush of excitement before tournaments.
Published: Feb. 8, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Apex High School students are working with fellow students in China to raise awareness of famine and genocide in Africa.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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Education Matters: History came alive for students in Steve Koller's ninth-grade social studies class at Green Hope High School when they interviewed veterans and others who lived through World War II.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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Education Matters: Gone are the days of stuffy libraries, dusty books and massive encyclopedias. Abundant information and research sources require new skills from students and librarians.
Published: Jan. 18, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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Education Matters: A bilingual arts and sciences Montessori preschool called Renaissance Montessori opened in November 2011 in Cary serving ages 2 through 6.
Published: Jan. 11, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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Education Matters: From Fruit Cup Fridays to Veggie Wednesdays and Protein Mondays, students at Adams Elementary in Cary got a lesson in nutrition but also saw their food donations add up throughout November.
Published: Dec. 21, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Violin One, you can bring out that part more," said Cary High School Choral Director Edward Yasick as he lifted his baton to rehearse "O, Inexpressible As Sweet" again.
Published: Dec. 14, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: The Fuquay-Varina Women's Club recently awarded a $300 grant to the Jewelry Club at Middle Creek High School.
Published: Dec. 7, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: In a small "studio" just off the Northwoods Elementary School media center, two anchors rehearsed questions, a student held a poster board prompter, and a "mixer" stood by while the cameraman and computer tech waited for their signals.
Published: Nov. 15, 2011 9:10 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Seventh-grade boys wearing "Tough Guys Wear Pink" T-shirts were the icing on the cake of a schoolwide, collaborative effort at West Cary Middle School to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Published: Nov. 1, 2011 5:50 PM | Full story
Education Matters: After talking to many teachers over the years, it seems that affecting the life of just one student can be incredibly satisfying and is often the reason people teach.
Published: Oct. 18, 2011 7:15 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Chris Gaw wishes school had been like this when he was a kid. Three custom computers without firewalls, a class full of students collaborating on problem-solving and a national competition spotlighting cyber security - it makes him giddy.
Published: Oct. 12, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Since Theresa Klose joined Cary Homeschoolers three years ago, the group has grown from 180 families to 260 families. The local numbers correlate with a national trend.
Published: Oct. 5, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Once, children played pickup games of baseball and basketball on neighborhood streets or country fields. Now video games, less time for recess and dwindling funds for physical education make it more difficult for kids to get the activity they need.
Published: Sep. 27, 2011 4:45 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Eighth-grade language arts teacher Ryan Miller believes his lesson about bullying is the most important hour he spends with students all year. .
Published: Sep. 20, 2011 6:00 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Jo Sharples was not a gardener two years ago. Her third-grader and kindergartner didn't even like vegetables very much. But she saw a glimmer of opportunity when a health teacher at her children's school gave an interesting presentation about nutrition.
Published: Sep. 13, 2011 5:15 PM | Full story
Education Matters: After 26 years in education, Greg Welsh, one of five finalists for Wake County Assistant Principal of the Year, has seen plenty of changes. While the opportunities and the world have changed, Welsh said, the students are pretty much the same.
Published: Sep. 6, 2011 8:20 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Incoming St. Michael School Principal John Yelenic knew exactly what he was taking on: a $4 million building campaign put on hold at the end of 2010, a school almost at capacity and disappointed parents ready to see results.
Published: Aug. 30, 2011 6:04 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Middle Creek High School teacher Carrie Jones was recently elected to a council position with the National Science Teachers Association.
Published: Aug. 24, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: At age 14, a birthday party is typically a paintball bash or a pool party with friends. And the gifts normally come with a computer chip.
Published: Aug. 16, 2011 4:15 PM | Full story
Education Matters: After 13 years of living in America, Shuyun Mu still remembers what it was like to move here from China and try to understand conversational English.
Published: Aug. 10, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Students won't find physical education teacher Steve Clark sitting still very often.
Published: Aug. 3, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Lufkin Road Middle School teacher Rick Carroll enjoys his role as a breath of fresh air from students' core classes.
Published: Jul. 27, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Cary High School teacher Lynn Smith hopes her classes give students insight into medical careers.
Published: Jul. 20, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Kevin White says India transformed his life. And earlier this year, he shared that experience with 21 local high school students and nine adults.
Published: Jul. 12, 2011 8:00 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Even after 27 years of teaching, Claudia Dickens continues to learn from her students.
Published: Jul. 5, 2011 4:50 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Homecoming parades and prom pale in comparison to Nathan Guerin's plans for senior year: in mid-August, the Apex High School senior heads to Indonesia to study on a full scholarship.
Published: Jun. 21, 2011 8:00 PM | Full story
For her entire adult life, Stephanie Fiedler has longed to live overseas.
Published: Jun. 15, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Thanks to Fox's "Glee," high school chorus has earned a "geek chic" reputation.
Published: May. 25, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: When he interviewed at Reedy Creek Middle School, this was one of the first questions Mick McKenna was asked: "Are you okay with snakes?"
Published: May. 17, 2011 3:28 PM | Full story
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