Even on evenings and weekends, Davis Drive Middle School teachers are using their muscles.
Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Three decades ago, when Wake County began busing children to maintain diversity in its schools, officials were trying to erase stark racial divides.
Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
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Rain couldn't keep a throng of beats and brass from forging through downtown on Saturday.
Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
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Ned Gardner stopped playing music for a living and started teaching it.
Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Alumni of Cary High's band program who reunited last year to lead the 50th annual Cary Band Day parade are preparing for a repeat performance.
Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
While Wake County public schools are reporting slow-growing enrollments, Cary's only Catholic school is poised for a major expansion.
Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:05 AM | Full story
James Lee Brice has shown up to Cary Elementary School at 6 a.m. every school day for the past 33 years. As their head custodian, he's swabbed floors, swept halls and scraped gum off of desks without complaint.
Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Wake County school board candidate Cathy Truitt has conceded the District 2 runoff election to John Tedesco, a decision that virtually ensures a new majority in favor of neighborhood schools.
Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:08 AM | Full story
Wake County's public schools appear to be on the brink of a historic remake as candidates critical of the current board and its approach to school diversity swept three districts in last week's election.
Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
After 33 years in education, Salem Elementary School principal Savon Willard retired and spent her last day at Salem on Sept. 30.
Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:16 AM | Full story
The future of Wake County's year-round school program could be decided in the next week -- not by a panel of judges, but by voters.
Published: Sep. 29, 2009 3:30 PM | Full story
In District 9, it's all about the money.
Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Diversity issues again produced fireworks at a forum for Wake County school board candidates.
Published: Sep. 22, 2009 5:00 PM | Full story
No visible elbows flew at the Wake County school board forum last week, but candidates Debra Goldman and Lois Nixon repeatedly displayed the sharp edges of their competing visions for Wake schools.
Published: Sep. 15, 2009 5:00 PM | Full story
Kendi Coutant's three children are coping with the cuts in courses and the larger class sizes.
Published: Sep. 8, 2009 10:00 PM | Full story
Students in western Wake County schools continued to post better SAT scores than peers elsewhere in the county. But schools in other parts of Wake are gaining ground.
Published: Sep. 1, 2009 8:00 PM | Full story
Elizabeth Theora hails from Kenya, so as she copes with a public school schedule that presents new challenges to working parents, it makes sense that the Cary resident is invoking an old African proverb: It takes a village to raise a child.
Published: Aug. 25, 2009 8:59 PM | Full story
Wake County has announced its finalists for principal and assistant principal of the year, including several selections from western Wake schools.
Published: Aug. 25, 2009 10:26 PM | Full story
The Green Hope High School marching band has preparing for this year's halftime show since before the school year and football season began.
Published: Aug. 25, 2009 9:24 PM | Full story
Incoming freshmen flowed through the halls of Cary High School last week, guided by administrators, teachers and upperclassmen who donned bright green shirts. That cast of characters hasn't changed in the years Cary High has held ninth-grade orientation.
Published: Aug. 19, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Homeschoolers’ showcase displays student projects.
Published: Jun. 9, 2009 2:56 PM | Full story
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be in Cary this weekend for what his office is calling a "major policy speech."
Published: Jun. 11, 2009 9:18 PM | Full story
68 student projects and exhibits showcased.
Published: Jun. 2, 2009 7:19 PM | Full story
To date, my classes have made and given away seven lap-size or baby quilts.
Published: May. 26, 2009 3:14 PM | Full story
A record 103 students received diplomas.
Published: May. 26, 2009 1:48 PM | Full story
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