A new private preschool in Cary will offer yoga in the morning, organic Whole Foods-catered meals for lunch, and learning with child-sized Smart Boards in the classroom.
Published: Feb. 7, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Elementary school students scattered across Wake County will be saying goodbye to their teachers and classmates as they change classes in the middle of the school year to comply with state class size limits.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Education Matters: As Linda Piegore discusses North Carolina's fishing industry with her fourth-graders at St. Michael School, she references an activity the class did the week before - trading shrimp for crabs and learning basic economic principles.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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The green light will be flashing for Wake County families to attend or leave year-round schools this fall - even if it leads to overcrowded and less socioeconomically diverse schools.
Published: Jan. 27, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Wake County mayors and school board members met Friday morning in a discussion that was mostly cordial but highlighted ideological differences that could shape future town-gown relations.
Published: Jan. 27, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Anne Huffman could be straight out of central casting. Cary Elementary's Teacher of the Year smiles, giggles and tells stories that pull at your heart strings. After almost 25 years of teaching, she has quite a few.
Published: Jan. 27, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Becky Thacker, chair of the Career and Technical Education department at Cary High School, teaches computer applications and accounting.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
For a listing of area schools, go to www.carynews.com/schools/directory/story/1577.html. Please send your school briefs to carynews@nando.com.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
The powerful voice of Mary D. Williams broke into a spiritual, "There's Gonna Be a Meeting," from the center of the theater at Cary Academy to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the school.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
There is no dispute that the Wake County school system needs to do a better job of educating low-income students, but emotional arguments flare over whether the answer is to end busing for diversity.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
For a listing of area schools, go to www.carynews.com/schools/directory/story/1577.html. Please send your school briefs to carynews@nando.com.
Published: Jan. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
The fate of every Wake County elementary and middle school for the 2010-2011 school year will be decided by what tens of thousands of parents do over the next two weeks.
Published: Jan. 13, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
For Kay Bergdolt and Miles Addison, the years of 5 a.m. wake-up calls and working hard in a cold ice skating rink finally paid off.
Published: Jan. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: The sound of a spinning socket wrench causes auto tech teacher Robert Graham to remind a student, "That isn't a musical instrument--take care of the tools."
Published: Jan. 13, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
For a listing of area schools, go to www.carynews.com/schools/directory/story/1577.html. Please send your school briefs to carynews@nando.com.
Published: Jan. 13, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
For a listing of area schools, go to www.carynews.com/schools/directory/story/1577.html. Please send your school briefs to carynews@nando.com.
Published: Jan. 6, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Last year, after attending "Heroes Day," Naval personnel asked what they could do to make a difference at Northwoods Elementary.
Published: Jan. 6, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Published: Dec. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: Andria D'Errico has an eagerness to learn, a quick adaptation to new technologies and an enthusiasm for new experiences.
Published: Dec. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Students at Wake Technical Community College are getting used to class registration shut-outs, long library and lab waits for computers and less study space on campus as enrollment at their school climbs.
Published: Dec. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Swashbuckling, flax, jerkins and stained glass.
Published: Dec. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
For a listing of area schools, go to www.carynews.com/schools/directory/story/1577.html. Please send your school briefs to carynews@nando.com.
Published: Dec. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: After talking to Jill Bryant of Apex Middle School, it becomes clear that she does not do anything half way.
Published: Dec. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Ron Margiotta came to the Triangle nearly a decade ago to retire, not to become the school board leader of the state's largest school district.
Published: Dec. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: I have volunteered in the media center when Catherine Marie is teaching, and it's impossible not to get drawn into the story.
Published: Dec. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
For a listing of area schools, go to www.carynews.com/schools/directory/story/1577.html. Please send your school briefs to carynews@nando.com.
Published: Dec. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
For a listing of area schools, go to www.carynews.com/schools/directory/story/1577.html. Please send your school briefs to carynews@nando.com.
Published: Dec. 13, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
First year, first-grade teacher Katie Brown brings enthusiasm to her class at Thales Academy in Apex.
Published: Dec. 9, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
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