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ABSS launching new AI program at Turrentine
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (768+ words) Alamance-Burlington school officials are launching a new Artificial Intelligence course at Turrentine Middle School that will give students hands-on training in AI, beginning with the upcoming 2026-27 school year. Turrentine students who successfully complete the new introductory "Artificial Intelligence I" course…...
ACC trustees hire new auditing firm
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (476+ words) Alamance Community College trustees voted unanimously during their latest meeting to hire a new external auditing firm, replacing their longtime financial auditor, S. Preston Douglas & Associates. Preston Douglas & Associates was initially hired on a two-year term to perform ACC's biennial financial…...
Teacher of the Year found her "dream job" in Adapted Curriculum class at Williams High School
3+ week, 1+ day ago (768+ words) We can't all do everything, but everybody can do something." " ABSS 2026 Teacher of the Year Ashley Reynolds-Bowers What started as an off-ramp from the stress of life " visiting the Adapted Curriculum classroom at Williams High School " eventually became a dream…...
ABSS will be closed on Friday for teachers to attend union rally in Raleigh
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (353+ words) 114 West Elm Street Graham, NC 27253 Ph: 336. 228. 7851 Alamance-Burlington school board members voted Monday night to change this Friday, May 1, to an optional teacher workday and a non-student day so that ABSS employees can attend the state teachers" union rally at the…...
Elon University hires retired principal to lead private elementary school for students with dyslexia
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) 114 West Elm Street Graham, NC 27253 Ph: 336. 228. 7851 Elon University has appointed a retired, veteran educator to serve as the inaugural director of business and school operations for the Roberts Academy for students with dyslexia, which is scheduled to open this fall....
Delusions of growth and grandeur
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1079+ words) 114 West Elm Street Graham, NC 27253 Ph: 336. 228. 7851 It's hard to know where to start in assessing the delusions of the current school board and school administration. (We'll save an examination of their budgeting delusions for another week; let's just look at…...
Trustees give ACC president second annual raise
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) 114 West Elm Street Graham, NC 27253 Ph: 336. 228. 7851 Alamance Community College's trustees voted 11-0 Monday night to award ACC president Dr. Ken Ingle a $10, 000 raise as part of his annual job performance evaluation. The trustees voted unanimously to award Ingle the raise following…...
ACC halving course length for many classes
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (756+ words) 114 West Elm Street Graham, NC 27253 Ph: 336. 228. 7851 Alamance Community College has shifted most of its courses from the traditional 16-week format to eight-terms to enable ACC students earn a degree or professional certification faster. That shift to eight-week course formats " through…...
Southeast principal nixes student protest over ICE detentions and arrests
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (924+ words) 114 West Elm Street Graham, NC 27253 Ph: 336. 228. 7851 A student-organized protest that had been planned at Southeast High School on Wednesday afternoon was forestalled by the high school's principal, Eric Yarbrough, who met with the group and explained his concerns about the…...
Mebane city council OKs rezoning for large daycare center
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) 114 West Elm Street Graham, NC 27253 Ph: 336. 228. 7851 A large, regional chain of daycare facilities won final approval for a rezoning request that would allow the company to build a large facility on 1. 88 acres along South Fifth Street in Mebane. Children's Campus…...