The process to re-work where students in New Hanover County go to school is about halfway complete according to the consulting firm hired by the school system.
Ms. Pierce, a first grade teacher at Cerro Gordo Elementary School, is asking for eight sets of headphones on the Donors Choose website, an online charity that helps teacher raise money for classroom projects.
Trask Middle School and Pine Valley Elementary School were among 355 schools named to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s 2019 list of America’s Healthiest Schools.
The New Hanover County Schools Title IX Committee will meet the school system’s new Title IX director Monday at 3:30 p.m. during its monthly board meeting.
Carrie Godwin, a 4th grade teacher at International School at Gregory, is asking for donations through the Donors Choose website to purchase the seats.
Amber Meares is asking for basic supplies such as pencils, paper, a laminator and laminator sheets through Donors Choose, an online charity that helps teachers get funding for their projects.
There are lots of students, and not enough places to park. Witnesses estimate about 15 Hoggard High schoolers got towed from a neighboring shopping center while they were in class Wednesday.
Stacey Bell calls her students the Learning Ladybugs. She’s a first grade teacher at Blair Elementary. While she has most of the classrooms supplies needed to teach her little ones, she’d really like to add chair pockets without having to go into her pockets.
Millions of students use school buses every day to get to and from school, and there are several things students and drivers can do to ensure everyone stays safe.
Monday marked the first day of school for Georgetown County students.The principal at McDonald Elementary School, Mack Burgess, is continuing a tradition he started last year by teaching students more than what’s in a textbook.
Adrian Tharpe is asking for donations on the Donors Choose website to purchase diverse books for her classroom library so her students will be able to take accelerated reading tests.
A new school year is almost here and a new school is ready to open its doors. Brunswick County celebrated the ribbon cutting of The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology (COAST).
Despite public outcry, state lawmakers have failed again and again to pass legislation requiring fingerprint-level background checks for all job candidates applying to work in public schools.
On September 3, city council members will consider designating 3rd St. from Market St. to Davis St. in honor of retired Major General Joseph A. McNeil, a Wilmington native and civil rights pioneer.
A prominent professor from UNCW has filed a formal complaint with New Hanover County Schools, claiming the superintendent contacted his employer in an attempt to intimidate and silence him.
The event will be held Monday afternoon in the auditorium of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Pam Walker says she expects 300 to 400 people to attend.
Dr. LaChawn Smith was named the new Deputy Superintendent of New Hanover County Schools. She replaces Dr. Rick Holliday whose retirement came on the heels of a lawsuit over the district's handling of a former teacher accused of sex crimes.
Sasha Wooddell is asking for donations on the Donors Choose website so the book “The Bridge Home” can be purchased and delivered in time for the Global Read Aloud which begins in October.
The harsh reality of mass shootings in public areas, including schools, has some parents thinking about safety precautions for their children, which includes buying bullet resistant backpacks.
Peter Stewart, a sixth-grade teacher at Holly Shelter Middle School, is hoping to get enough donations through the Donors Choose website, an online charity, to purchase the supplies needed for the N.C. Science Olympiad Regionals in March.
One school will have a new principal for the 2019-2020 school year while several will have new assistant principals, New Hanover County Schools announced Monday.
Two Wilmington-based law firms announced Tuesday they will represent multiple victims of sexual abuse in a civil suit, alleging that negligence on the part of the school board and administration makes them liable for damages.
A judge will ultimately decide if this can proceed as a class action, but there is commonality in the claims. Former teacher Michael Kelly is the perpetrator against all of the victims the attorneys represent, Kelly engaged in sexual activity with the victims, and all were boys under age 18.
Myrtle Grove Middle School has a pickleball team. The problem is they don’t have the equipment. Sean Berg, a sixth grade teacher at the school is hoping to get funding for the equipment through Donors Choose.
It does not matter if an employee is convicted of a felony that isn't related to their work. A teacher could traffic heroin, burn down a house, or even commit murder -- if the crime isn't directly related to their job, then it doesn't affect benefits.
The New Hanover County Board of Education decided at a meeting Tuesday night to hire the Brooks Pierce Law Firm to handle an independent investigation of the Michael Kelly case.
The US Department of Agriculture's Turnip the Beet awards are given to summer meal programs sponsors who serve nutritious, appealing and appetizing meals when children are out of school.
The Cyber Crime Technology Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree is a two-year program, composed of 65 credit hours. It will train individuals to investigate computer crimes, properly seize and recover computer evidence, and aid in the prosecution of cyber-criminals.
The New Hanover County Board of Education has reversed its decision not to conduct any internal/independent investigations to look into allegations the school district knew about suspected sex crimes against students.
The way Cropper GIS Consulting selected three members to serve on an elementary and middle school redistricting committee came into question at Tuesday’s New Hanover County Board of Education meeting.
Two Wilmington law firms have announced they are investigating evidence for a possible civil lawsuit against New Hanover County Schools, after a recent scandal involving students being abused by their teacher.
Samantha Ward, a teacher at Town Creek Elementary in Winnabow is hoping to get a Qball for her classroom through Donors Choose, an online charity that helps teachers across the country get funding for special projects.
The Bladen County Department of Health and Human Services is collecting school supplies for students who live with their grandparents and may need some extra help before school starts.
Christine Gough, a fourth grade teacher at H.C. Bellamy Elementary, wants to build a classroom library with books she hopes will inspire her students to fall in love with reading.
District Attorney Ben David said prosecutors in his office and New Hanover County sheriff's deputies may be interviewed about the underlying sexual assault case, which would create a conflict of interest as both continue to handle current allegations.
Law enforcement has been investigating claims raised by a former teacher now convicted of sex crimes against students that New Hanover County school administrators knew about claims he’d been sexually inappropriate with his students, and failed to report the allegations.
It appears that many of these bogus applications are not coming from real people, but bad actors in other countries making up fake identities. They are using those fake names to pose as college applicants, hoping to be issued a student email account.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black children ages 5-19 are 5.5 times more likely to drown in a pool than white kids of the same age.
The school will test the siren at full volume as well as additional emergency communication tools including email, desktop, phone and text notifications.
