Principal builds community virtually with elementary school students
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 9:34 pm
By: ECU News Services
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As the Innovative School District’s first and only school, Southside Ashpole Elementary has a lot to live up to in terms of academic progress. An early evaluation of the inaugural school shows much work is needed.
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 @ 3:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Volunteers from AbbVie, a pharmaceutical company, partnered with Heart of America Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to volunteer work and remodeling schools, to complete projects benefiting the community.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Education voted - albeit reluctantly - to approve the transfer of Carver Heights Elementary into the Innovative School District
Published: Saturday, December 8th, 2018 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at about 4:00 pm, Deputies responded to a call about a verbal altercation between a parent and a Beaufort County School Bus Driver on the Biggs Road in Pinetown
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 12:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools are among the best in the country at delivering academic value for the tax dollars spent on them
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carver Heights Elementary in Goldsboro might be the next school to join the Innovative School District if the State Board of Education approves the recommendation
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than 2,000 North Carolina elementary teachers have failed the math portion of their licensing exam since the state started using a new test in 2013. The test itself may be the problem
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 11:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stough Elementary school has seen a handful of repairs and renovations since it was built in 1968. The aging facility soon will be torn down, and a new building will take its place to accommodate more students without the need for mobile trailers
Published: Friday, August 10th, 2018 @ 8:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Southside Ashpole Elementary is one step closer to having an Innovative School District operator
Published: Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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UNC Greensboro will take over a low-performing Rockingham County elementary school this year, a chance for student teachers and administrators to lend a hand to struggling children and families
Published: Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 @ 5:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Southside Ashpole Elementary School as the first to join the Innovative School District in 2018-19
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2017 @ 7:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Innovative School District plans to recommend Southside Ashpole Elementary in Rowland as the first school to take part in the program, beginning with the 2018-19 school year
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 3:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today met with Edgecombe County leaders to push the process of helping families and communities recover from Hurricane Matthew and toured locations impacted by the storm
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2017 @ 4:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina lawmakers pushed back against Common Core education standards by passing legislation to require the teaching of cursive handwriting in elementary schools
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2016 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In less than 21 days, including the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress pushed through a bill that is over 1,000 pages long and has at least 391 pages worth of changes in it from the original version.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Facility was designed by MHA Works of Greenville. It is being constructed by A.R. Chesson of Williamston, it is a 7,395 square ft. free standing metal facility.
Published: Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 @ 2:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Rep. Rob Bryan plans to introduce legislation creating a pilot program transforming as many as five perpetually failing elementary schools into charter-like entities under a new Achievement School District with its own superintendent.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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They burned the American flag this week at Douglas Elementary School in Raleigh, not in any show of protest but as a symbol of patriotism and honor.
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2015 @ 10:55 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) toured Patterson Farm in Rowan County to learn more about local agriculture’s involvement in school meals and visited Tuckaseegee Elementary School in Charlotte to receive input from students and administrators on school nutrition programs.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 3-25-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Christopher Alligood, 43 years of age, of 535 Sawmill Landing in Bath and Pamela Dawn Johnson, 43 years of age, of 15503 Hwy. 32 North in Pinetown. Alligood was charged with two counts of Possession of...
Published: Friday, March 27th, 2015 @ 6:43 am
By: Chris Downey
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Registration is now open for the inaugural Gull Run scheduled for Sunday, April 19, in Bath as part of the annual spring festival at Beaufort County Community College, Gullfest.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 4:41 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Wake County Public Schools finds itself in the middle of a book controversy. Concerned parents at Highcroft Drive Elementary School have voiced concerns about the use of highly questionable books by fourth graders at the school. A blogger named NC Citizen, who wishes to remain anonymous, wrote...
Published: Friday, February 20th, 2015 @ 11:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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When state legislators created a new commission last summer to review North Carolina's participation in Common Core standards for elementary and secondary schools, they made an excellent decision.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 10:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A season intended as a time of joy for children - with multiple days out of school - also means no breakfast or lunch for many children across Pitt County. Now thanks in part to a group of East Carolina University students, children at Falkland Elementary School will have meals provided...
Published: Friday, December 19th, 2014 @ 3:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated students and teachers in Angier, Burlington, Coats and Dunn today upon receiving$20,000 Innovate Learning Grants from Verizon. The grants highlight the importance of STEM education and promote opportunities to study STEM subjects and achieve in these fields...
Published: Monday, December 8th, 2014 @ 9:45 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state's first flu death for the 2014-2015 flu season. An elementary school-aged child in the Triangle region of the State died last week because of complications from an influenza infection. The child was at risk for complications fro
Published: Monday, October 13th, 2014 @ 4:47 am
By: Chris Downey
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East Carolina University’s first STEM to STEAM summer camp challenged 25 elementary to high school students to make connections between technology and art.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 4:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Ten-year-old Tyrrek Grizzle took control of his paddle, maneuvering his miniature land mover with ease.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood issued an injunction Friday that paused North Carolina's new Opportunity Scholarship Program, a private school voucher program for low-income families. At that point, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority had received over 4,700 applications...
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 6:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The story began in the early 1990s, when Baker lived in Houston, Texas, with his family. He had recently sold his computer company and was looking for a new pursuit to spice up retirement.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 1:13 pm
By: John William Pope Foundation
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Students at Northeast Elementary in Pre-K through fifth grades recently enjoyed a visit from Ronald McDonald for a show on friendship and bullying. Pictured are students in Robin Dana's first grade class.
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 @ 5:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mark Clinkscales has been named the new principal of Northeast Elementary School in Beaufort County. Clinkscales, who has been with Beaufort County Schools since 2007, has served as the assistant principal of Chocowinity Middle School since July 2009.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2013 @ 12:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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