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Greenfield hosts community STEM Night next week

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (271+ words) Greenfield hosts community STEM Night next week'The Wilson Times Greenfield hosts community STEM Night next week Greenfield School hosts a free community STEM Night March 4, 68 p.m., featuring hands-on science, technology, engineering and math exhibits for all ages. Greenfield School will host…...

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New jargon overheard in the teachers’ lounge

5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (181+ words) No field encounters as many new terms as teaching. Every week or two, another new term is invented to label concepts or actions supposedly not described before. In some cases, the new terms support a new method or philosophy of…...

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There's new momentum for early childhood education at WCC

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (336+ words) In December, Angela Freeman joined WCC as early childhood education coordinator. With 22+ years teaching pre-K and kindergarten, national board certification and a bachelor's and master's degree in birth to kindergarten education at East Carolina University, she is poised to guide…...

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Local student to attend STEM camp

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (156+ words) Matthew Kent Dempster II, a student at Rock Ridge Elementary School, will join students from across the nation to take part in an academic and career-oriented development experience through the National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM taking place at…...

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‘Old-fashioned newspaperman’: Former reporters pay tribute to Hal Tarl...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1891+ words) For the last few days, former colleagues of Hal Tarleton have been sharing memories of their former Wilson Times editor. Tarleton died Sunday of complications from normal pressure hydrocephalus. At the Times, Tarleton had roles as managing editor, editor and…...

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New fire chief focusing on Wilson’s growth

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (365+ words) Now that Wilson Fire/Rescue Services Chief Ray Enoch has been in Wilson for a couple of months, the new chief said he's looking at and preparing for what's to come. Enoch, who has 25 years of experience firefighting experience in…...

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wilsontimes.com > columns > open-enrollment-a-win-for-parents-and-public-schools-a7501d3e

Open enrollment: a win for parents and public schools

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (255+ words) But what if there were a policy choice that not only benefited parents and students, but also the durability of the school system itself? There is, and that policy is open enrollment. In short, open enrollment lets families choose among…...

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Schools prepare students for new biotech jobs here

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (909+ words) Wilson Community College and five local high schools are working to provide students the training that will qualify them for jobs at the new Johnson & Johnson manufacturing facilities coming to Wilson County. Jami Woods, president of Wilson Community College, said…...

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Why parents and students should care about academic freedom

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (273+ words) But a college education is still expensive " for most families, it's like buying a new car every year for the next four years. Ideally, the expense will be worth it, launching students into financially, intellectually and culturally rewarding lives and…...

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School board seeks estimates for bus garage repair

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (665+ words) The Wilson County Board of Education unanimously voted Monday to direct Wilson County Schools administrators to ask Barnhill Construction Co. for quotes on what the company would charge for reconstruction and for renovation of the Wilson County Schools bus garage…...