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Topping-out ceremony held at the new ECU Brody Center for Medical Education
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (139+ words) Public Radio East - On Air Now Playing PRE News & Ideas Topping-out ceremony held at the new ECU Brody Center for Medical Education East Carolina University has marked a major construction milestone in Greenville. On Thursday, university leaders and medical students…...
Network outage knocks out phone and internet services across Onslow County Schools
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (154+ words) Public Radio East - On Air Now Playing PRE News & Ideas Network outage knocks out phone and internet services across Onslow County Schools A major network outage has knocked out phone and internet services across Onslow County Schools on one of…...
ECU's Program in Maritime Studies Wraps up first phase of underwater excavation in New Bern
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (115+ words) Student archaeologists from East Carolina University have wrapped up the first phase of an exciting underwater excavation in New Bern. ECU's Program in Maritime Studies just finished its initial summer field school work at Neuse River Site One, locally known…...
Forsyth commissioners weigh funding EC teachers for WS/FCS
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (274+ words) At a budget workshop on Thursday, Forsyth County Commissioners said that if they give the school district any extra funding, they want it to be used for students with special needs. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials are asking the county…...
Canvas back online Tuesday for several eastern North Carolina school districts
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (178+ words) Public Radio East - On Air Now Playing PRE News & Ideas Canvas back online Tuesday for several eastern North Carolina school districts Students and teachers across Eastern North Carolina can head back to their digital classrooms Tuesday morning following a disruptive…...
Pitt County leaders weighing significant boost in local education spending
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (149+ words) Public Radio East - On Air Now Playing PRE News & Ideas Pitt County leaders weighing significant boost in local education spending Pitt County leaders are weighing a significant boost in local education spending as the school district faces a multi-million dollar…...
CMS makes May 1 a teacher workday, as teachers call out for Raleigh protest
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1194+ words) The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education voted Friday during an emergency meeting to make May 1 an optional teacher workday. The decision to cancel instruction follows several other school districts across the state, as a large number of teachers statewide have…...
East Carolina University dropping dozens of programs in effort to slash $25 million from its budget
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (146+ words) Major changes are coming to East Carolina University as the school moves to slash $25 million from its budget. In a sweeping reorganization, ECU is discontinuing 44 academic programs, including degrees in economics, sociology, and several engineering specialties. University officials say the…...
Parents, students weigh in on possible closure of a Craven County elementary school
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) Public Radio East The Craven County Board of Education wrapped up a highly anticipated public hearing Tuesday night, hearing from a crowd of community members about the proposed closure of Graham A. Barden Elementary. The session, held at the Havelock High…...
New bill in the North Carolina House would strip certain books from school library shelves
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (140+ words) Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a new bill in the North Carolina House that would strip certain books from elementary school library shelves across the state. Representatives Brenden Jones of Columbus County and Charlie Miller of Brunswick County filed the…...