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NCSU leaders vote to increase tuition rates

N.C. State’s Board of Trustees approved a 6.5 percent tuition hike Friday. The increase will mean students must pay hundreds of dollars more each year.

Updated 11/20/2009 03:17 PM

Hopewell biology teacher wins national award

Cynthia Rudolph, a biology teacher at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, received a national award Thursday from the Milken Family Foundation. She's the fourth CMS teacher to win the award since 1994.

11/19/2009 04:29 PM

Rise in poverty seen among CMS students

The number of students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools living in poverty is on the rise. Currently, 50.9 percent of CMS students qualify for free or reduced lunch. About 48 percent were eligible last year.

11/19/2009 03:53 PM

Wake school leaders still working to find new school site

Wake County is getting closer to finalizing the location of a site to build its newest and largest high school. Five sites remain from a list of more than 80 locations identified to house the new Forest Ridge High School.

Updated 11/19/2009 08:34 AM

Next year's budget issues already being discussed in Wake

The topic of school budgets for the coming academic year is already coming up in Wake County, as Superintendent Del Burns is scheduled to address the financial aspects of the school budget in a media briefing Thursday.

11/19/2009 08:20 AM

Departing Wake school board members bid farewell

Parent and teacher groups honored the four outgoing members of the Wake County Board of Education for their countless hours of service to the schools. The new board members will be sworn in Dec. 1.

Updated 11/17/2009 09:08 PM

Gorman urges teacher input on pay-for-performance plan

CMS superintendent Peter Gorman said Tuesday that he encourages teachers to help steer the process of implementing a new plan that would pay them based on student achievement.

11/17/2009 08:42 PM

Guilford Co. school leaders meet over teacher pay

Teachers and administrators with Guilford County Schools met for the first of a series of meetings Monday night to discuss the future of teacher pay.

11/17/2009 10:48 AM

Wake school board ready to move through major transition

Four Wake County school board members will get to say their goodbyes on Tuesday during their final meeting. Eleanor Goette, Pattie Head, Lori Millberg and Horace Tart will all be stepping away after this month’s election.

11/17/2009 07:59 AM

Gov. Perdue rolls out plans to improve N.C. education

Gov. Bev Perdue made several stops in the Triad Monday. Perdue visited the North Carolina Board of Education's annual meeting, where she rolled out new plans to improve the state's education system.

Updated 11/16/2009 06:42 PM

CMS begins lengthy process of protecting kids from H1N1

Officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have begun the massive undertaking of vaccinating tens of thousands of students against the H1N1 virus.

Updated 11/16/2009 02:10 PM

In Depth: Superintendent on CMS' H1N1 Vaccinations

News 14 Carolina’s Rob Boisvert sat down with Dr. Peter Gorman, superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, to discuss the system’s program for vaccinating students against the H1N1 virus.

11/16/2009 01:19 PM

Kindergarten food drive benefits Salvation Army

Kindergarten students at Vandalia Elementary School in Greensboro are participating in the annual We Nourish, Families Flourish food drive campaign. Over the past two weeks, students have collected more than 30 cans of food to go to the Salvation Army.

Updated 11/13/2009 05:10 PM

CMS board makes call on Myers Park, Eastover issues

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board made two big decisions Tuesday night regarding controversial issues: the Myers Park International Baccalaureate Program and overcrowding at Eastover Elementary.

11/11/2009 07:21 AM

Guilford County Schools considering performance pay

Guilford County Schools will host a series of forums next week to discuss whether it should offer additional incentives to teachers based on the performance of their students.

Updated 11/10/2009 09:23 PM

Students rally against changes to Myers Park IB program

A group of Myers Park’s IB students held a rally Monday in an attempt to keep their program unchanged. The Board of Education is considering limiting those admitted to the program to only students living in the feeder zones.

11/09/2009 09:53 PM

Minority, poor students at CMS start to close the gap

For years, low-income and black students lagged behind white classmates, but the numbers show that gap might be beginning to close at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Updated 11/05/2009 05:49 PM

CMS to pay teachers based on student performance

Charlotte-Mecklenburg school officials announced a major change Thursday in the way it plans to pay and retain teachers. It hopes to implement a pay-for-performance plan in the next three years.

Updated 11/05/2009 02:19 PM

N.C. school leaders look at global competitiveness

The North Carolina Board of Education spent Friday tackling agenda items aimed at helping ensure North Carolina students are receiving the best education to become globally competitive.

Updated 11/05/2009 01:57 PM

New Wake County school board members seal majority

John Tedesco's win in the District 2 race of the Wake County School Board could mean a change in policy. His election now grants a majority to members who are critical of the current socio-economic diversity policy.

Updated 11/04/2009 05:20 PM

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