Community Voices Concerns about Durham Schools’ Discipline Disparities
By Celia Funderburk
May 22, 2024
Community members share experiences in differences in discipline actions taken in Durham schools
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May 22, 2024
Community members share experiences in differences in discipline actions taken in Durham schools
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February 22, 2024
The Children’s Literacy Project has become a staple of the Durham community, offering free tutoring services to children from low-income households who struggle with literacy. In the face of COVID and disruptions in the Durham school system, the Children’s Literacy Project works with schools and other organizations like LEAP to keep students progressing.
Read moreBy Pragya Upreti
February 20, 2024
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 By Pragya Upreti What began as an overpayment error in the Durham Public School system—allocating an unintended extra amount to the paychecks of several DPS employees due to an accounting error—has devolved into something far greater, impacting employees and their families on profound levels. DPS superintendent Pascal Mubenga resigned amid the […]
Read moreBy Celia Funderburk
Immigrant families in Durham have suffered due to DPS bus and school cancellations, stemming from lack of access and resources in Spanish.
Read moreBy Lucy Kraus
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 By Lucy Kraus For several weeks, Durham Public Schools parents and students have been unsure if schools will be open the next day. Some students await the announcement of a closure eagerly, while many parents dread a notification from DPS. DPS closed its 56 schools on Friday, Feb. 9 and Monday, […]
Read moreBy Carl Kenney
Wendell Tabb taught theater at Hillside High School for almost four decades. He’s running for an uncontested open seat on the Durham Public Schools board.
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