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Durham County commissioners approve 2025 fiscal year budget, additional $27 million for Durham schools
Durham County commissioners approve 2025 fiscal year budget, additional $27 million for Durham schools. The Durham County commissioners on Monday approved the county budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The commissioners approved the budget in a 4-1 vote, totaling more than $966 million in funding for the county. Brenda Howerton...
Granville native named chancellor at Elizabeth City State University
University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans has appointed longtime educator and Granville County native Dr. Catherine Edmonds as interim chancellor at Elizabeth City State University. She will succeed Chancellor Karrie Dixon, who has led ECSU since 2018 and was elected this week the next chancellor of North Carolina Central University, according to a press release. Edmonds began her […] The post Granville native named chancellor at Elizabeth City State University first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
GCPS awarded emerging technologies grant
On June 6, Granville County Public Schools was awarded an Emerging Technologies Grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Digital Learning Initiative. This grant will provide $50,000 to the district to support the Artificial Intelligence Task Force work and AI Camp for eighth- through 12th-grade students. According to NCDPI, “The AI Task Force and its AI camp for […] The post GCPS awarded emerging technologies grant first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
‘Everyone’s on their own schedule’: Nontraditional transfer students reflect on journeys, challenging transition to Duke
With each new class of first-years comes a cohort of roughly 50 transfer students, each arriving in Durham with different educational backgrounds and experiences that fuel their creativity and passions in ways distinct from those who begin college at Duke. Despite being admitted at a rate nearly identical to first-year...
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