Just as the State Board of Education was set to approve revisions to the high school math standards, Sen. Jerry Tillman introduced a bill to switch the sequence of math instruction altogether. What’s at stake is the difference between the ways in which high school math is taught. The current method is to use an […]
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The state and local budget processes are in their final stages, and there’s a great deal at stake on their final versions. Locally, there’s concern that over the difference between what the schools are requesting and what the county is offering. At the state level teachers are awaiting word on what type of raise they
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People like to know who is number one. So there’s no surprise that many people were upset when the Wake County Board of Education last week approved a new policy which prohibited the naming of valedictorians and salutatorians at all of the district’s high schools. In place of naming the two students in each graduating
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It’s funny to think about ending something in May. We’re almost halfway through the calendar year, but, like many businesses, our fiscal year is coming to a close. As we look at spreadsheets and calculate numbers for next year, we also have to look back and ask ourselves, “Are we having an impact?” At STEMposium,
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My name is Gray Reed and I serve as the Triangle Region President for BB&T, a 144-year old North Carolina based financial services company that operates in 15 States and DC. I graduated from Broughton High School in 1979, along with my wife, and we have two daughters who are recent grads of Broughton. During
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A year ago, I applied to be a participant in a program called SummerSTEM. Little did I know that this decision would help to shape my future as an educator. I entered into this program thinking that I was an innovative teacher, but soon realized that I had much to learn. After a week of
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