Tuesday saw gun scares at Jordan High School and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. The incidents continue a recent pattern of false…
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A cluster of red filled the Cleveland Street sidewalk outside the Durham Public Schools central office on Thursday, as dozens of Durham Association of Educators…
Durham Public Schools is seeking $24.7 million from the county for its 2026-27 budget, an increase from this year. However, some district teachers and staff…
Newcomers dominated school board races in Durham on Tuesday. A group of four candidates that was endorsed by the Durham Association of Educators, the People’s…
The lone incumbent seeking reelection to the Durham school board has been unseated. The District 2 seat currently held by Bettina Umstead has been won…
Tuition fees for before school, after-school, summer, and intersession programs will increase by 50% in the 2026-27 school year at Durham Public Schools. According to…
Though new to school board politics, candidates in the District 1 race come with lived experience as the district’s graduates, parents and teachers. The winner…
Superintendent Anthony Lewis called for respect and professionalism towards school administrators at a school board meeting Thursday, responding to a contentious exchange at a Feb.…
At a budget town hall on Monday, Superintendent Anthony Lewis looked up at a word cloud of community feedback projected across screens. In the center…
Bettina Umstead, the lone incumbent seeking re-election on the Durham school board this March, acknowledges the problems that have plagued the district. “I agree that…