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EDUCATION
Bonuses on the way for schools employees; increased supplements requested
Some Edgecombe County Public Schools employees are set to end the school year with bigger pay checks, a trend that will continue if commissioners agree to fully fund the budget request from the school district. The Edgecombe County Board of Education has approved pay supplements for teachers and bonuses for child nutrition staff, to be paid in May or June. The school board also is seeking county funding for additional supplements for next school year. ...
Martin softball season ends after loss to Midway in East Regional finals
WILLIAMSTON – Martin County High School’s softball team battled until the final out, but it is Midway who is moving on after the Raiders held on for a 7-3 victory in Game Two and a sweep of the NCHSAA Class 2A East Regional Championship Series Thursday night (May 23). Midway, the No. 3 seed, improved to 21-3 overall and returns to the Class 2A state championship series next weekend to face Southwestern Randolph. ...
Letter: Per-student spending increased
Your opinion page on May 16 carried a feature on education by Bob Hall decrying the state school vouchers program, our state’s No. 48 standing in per-pupil expenditures and Leandro failures. Perhaps some explanation will help. North Carolina law says teachers are paid by the state, presumably with equity across the board, except for those underperforming districts where bonus payments bring teacher pay above the state standards. Local districts have...
PCC Trustees select Ricky Brown to serve as interim president
WINTERVILLE — Pitt Community College Trustees announced Thursday that PCC Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer Ricky Brown will serve as the school’s interim president when Dr. Lawrence Rouse retires at the end of June. PCC Trustees Chairman Charles Ellis said college administrators received approval from the State Board of Community Colleges on May 17 to name Brown interim president. He said the move ensures Pitt will have stability and steady leadership until the search for Rouse’s replacement has concluded and a new president is...
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