Wake County tests teachers’ assistant apprenticeship model
As kindergarten teacher Kassidy Murtagh began a math lesson on a recent Wednesday afternoon, her instructional assistant, Meaghan Goldberg, scanned […]
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Durham Tech Child Care Academies Draw New Teachers, But Workforce Gaps Persist
When Lynne No started working at the Little School at Duke in 2017, a teacher leaving the preschool was a
The High Schoolers Graduating with College Degrees
Paisley Russell was an extremely busy high school student. By her senior year at Riverside High School in Durham, she
UCF drops in national rankings along with most Florida universities
Credit: Shutterstock The University of Central Florida slipped one spot in the latest U.S. News & World Report college rankings,
Nearly 100 teachers could lose jobs in Orange County Public Schools
Credit: McKenna Schueler Just a few years ago, Florida’s public schools were facing massive teacher shortages — we’re talking thousands
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State Board of Education Chair Resigns Abruptly
State Board of Education chair Jennifer Deck Samuelson has abruptly resigned, citing a constellation of personal reasons. Samuelson, a Manchester
Florida Bar exam passage rate drops by more than 3%
Credit: Photo via Florida State University Those pursuing admission to the Florida Bar were less successful this year than last.
Florida professors fear being targeted by state leaders, students after elimination of DEI
Credit: Shutterstock Florida university professors fear their students are spying on them and lament elimination of DEI from general education
Parents Frustrated by Express Stops in New DPS Bus System
This story originally published in The 9th Street Journal. Reports of busing delays are rife at the Durham School of
These 3 Mass. colleges have the ‘highest payoff,’ according to Forbes
Education All three colleges on the list also ranked within the top 20 on Forbes’ overall list of the 500