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Public expresses support, frustration at proposal to move Hallyburton Academy to Draughn
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (145+ words) While the Burke County Board of Education has set a public meeting on a proposal to move alternative school Hallyburton Academy to Draughn High School, numerous people let their feelings on it be known during public comments at the board's…...
Salem Elementary students learn about kites, fly them under sunny skies
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (129+ words) Salem Elementary School students have been studying kites and the science behind flying them, including construction, material, shape and aerodynamics. The students have also been studying wind and wind patterns. "I can't believe the things that I have seen that…...
Check out what's happening at Burke County libraries
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (327+ words) Donations of new or gently used copies of any of the best-selling titles are most appreciated. To date, the library has received 1,137 of these most wanted books. Current New York Times Best Sellers and NC Cardinal Consortium Holds 1. Judge Stone…...
Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Education Department
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (1050+ words) WASHINGTON " In their mostly white school district, Black students routinely heard racial slurs. White classmates hurled insults like "slave," "monkey" or worse. It often went unpunished. Parents made those claims in a 2024 complaint asking the U.S. Education Department to investigate racial…...
Greensboro Woolworth's sit-in participant speaks to Burke County students: 'Why not me?"
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (151+ words) They are separated by multiple generations but on Thursday, eighth-graders at East Burke Middle School in Icard got to hear from a man who wasn't much older than them when he made a decision that would help define the Civil…...
School system says less classroom screen time had positive impact on Burke County students
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (225+ words) British police have urged people with information to come forward about claims of human trafficking and sexual assault from the 1990s which appeared in the Epstein files. Surrey Police said the allegations, set out in a redacted report released by the…...
As school choice programs grow, parents are demanding better customer service
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (225+ words) As school choice programs grow, parents are demanding better customer service'morganton.com Javascript is required to use this website. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed the Education Freedom Act in February. The private school choice program serves about 20,000 students this year,…...
Burke County students to do remote learning Thursday and Friday
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) With some roads still icy from the weekend winter storm, Burke County students will attend classes remotely on Thursday and Friday. Burke County Public Schools announced Wednesday that it will operate on an at-home/remote learning day for all students....
Burke County unemployment rate increases, but area has job openings
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) Burke County unemployment rate increases, but area has job openings'morganton.com Javascript is required to use this website. After falling in September, Burke County's jobless rate increased in November. MillerKnoll Inc. in Hildebran has job openings. The company expanded its…...
AI tutors, with a little human help, offer ‘reliable’ instruction, study finds
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (134+ words) Originally published on the74million.org, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. TheZebra reports new car prices are high due to tariffs, production issues, and rising material costs, with ownership expenses averaging $11,5" SmartScale360 reports that demand for remote talent is reshaping global…...