Back To School, OCRCC Keeps Kids Safe
The OCRCC has two in-school programs, “Safe Touch” and “Start Strong,” to fight sexual abuse and bullying.
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Storytelling Linked to Early Reading in African-American Children
Posted by Staff | Aug 5, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education
New research from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute suggests oral storytelling skills might be particularly important for early reading in African-American children. Researchers know that a preschooler’s...
Read MorePACE Students, Teachers Await Mid-August Decision
Posted by Staff | Jul 15, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education
Lawyers wrapped up their arguments Tuesday in a hearing to determine whether a Carrboro charter school will remain open. But students and teachers at PACE Academy won’t know for several weeks whether they will be able to return...
Read MoreBook Sparks Discussion About Teaching Diversity in OC Classrooms
Posted by Staff | Jul 8, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education
Former Efland-Cheeks Elementary School teacher Omar Currie stood before a full audience of adults at the Chapel Hill Public Library and read a children’s book: King and King, a story about two princes who fall in love and...
Read MoreCarrboro Charter School Battles to Stay Open
Posted by Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education
PACE Academy will fight in court Tuesday to keep its doors open. Teachers, students, parents and alumni of PACE Academy gathered at the State Board of Education building Monday morning. They were there to protest the...
Read MoreThousands of NC Teacher Assistants in Limbo
Posted by Staff | Jun 30, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education
The General Assembly passed a stop-gap spending measure Tuesday. The bill keeps the government funded until mid-August while the chambers grapple over the final budget. But the measure does nothing to ease the concerns of 8,500...
Read MoreLarge Disparities Exist Even in State’s Healthiest County
Orange County children may be the healthiest in North Carolina, according to child-advocacy nonprofit NC Child. But a closer look at Orange County shows that the block you grow up on may matter more than your county. Orange...
Read MoreLocal Schools Explore Solution to Sedentary School Day
Posted by Staff | Jun 3, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education
Public schools across North Carolina are entering their final weeks of the year, and that means it’s testing time for students. But with childhood obesity on the rise, schools face pressure to balance test preparation with the...
Read MoreMarble Maze Inspires Kindergarten Class
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 2, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education
Many teachers will say their most important, and sometimes most difficult, job is keeping students engaged. That challenge has prompted one local kindergarten teacher to come up with an out-of-the box idea. The covered-outdoor...
Read MoreFundraiser Will Support Kids “Learning Outside”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 4, 2015 | Nonprofit
Learning Outside is a nonprofit dedicated to connecting kids with nature.
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