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New Hanover County redistricting of its high schools is complete; as for middle schools, the process continues. The Board of Education plans to assign…
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Bullying is a public health problem. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the working definition of bullying is “unwanted,…
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Teachers held walkouts this year in at least six states: West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, and North Carolina. The reason often cited…
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North Carolina has a teacher shortage. Enrollment in Schools of Education within the University of North Carolina system has dropped 30% since 2010. And…
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Clyde Edgerton has written ten novels, three of which are now movies. Of those produced, his favorite is Killer Diller. In 2013, he wrote a book of…
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The revised Presidential Executive Order banning travel from six mostly-Muslim countries, called a “watered-down version” of the first by President Donald…
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As North Carolina legislators begin a new long session in Raleigh, both political parties have pointed to education as an area needing attention. The…
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Those in high school years years ago might remember shop class or home economics as assignments for students deemed unable to cut it academically. Today,…
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A new school year typically heralds change and with that, plenty to discuss. Which is why last week, Dr. Tim Markley, New Hanover County School District’s…