There’s a new library program at Maides Park in Wilmington, but it doesn’t involve books. Cardholders can now “check out” packets of seeds for fruits, vegetables and flowers.
The NCDPI is inviting the public to take a short survey co-designed by Education NC to provide input on their plan to make school assessments more nuanced.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Only a month into the 2022-2023 school year, leaders in New Hanover County are discussing possible changes to the academic calendar.
Holly Begley, an English as a Second Language teacher, is hoping to get scholastic magazines and headphones for her students at Shallotte Middle School
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into allegations that New Hanover High School provides inferior services compared to schools with majority-white student populations.
The New Hanover County Board of Education voted 4-3 at its meeting Tuesday to hold a special meeting after concerns arose about the 2022-23 school calendar.
A new report from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction shows that 13 of 39 traditional New Hanover County Schools received a grade of “low performing” on their DPI report card for the 2021-22 school year.
As the bell rings in a new school year in Pender County without masks or virtual learning, the district is still feeling some of the impacts of the pandemic.
As students arrive to Porters Neck Elementary School Monday morning, they are met by teachers ecstatic to have smiling faces in their classrooms once again.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Freshman college student Alex King is starting his college career two years later than expected after a horrific jet skiing accident derailed his original plans in 2020.
“The goal of this immunization initiative is to ensure compliance with state immunization laws,” the school system stated in a Facebook post. “We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.”
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Changes are coming to classrooms in New Hanover County as fourth graders will learn a bit more about a dark part of Wilmington history.
New UNCW Chancellor Dr. Aswani Volety, the guest on the new episode of the '1on1 with Jon Evans' podcast, has spent nearly all his life in education. In fact, he started school at the age of two in his native India, and hasn’t stopped learning since.
Cape Fear Community College trustees reviewed the salaries of other community college presidents before voting on Morton’s raise July 21, but declined to share the salary survey they considered with WECT. For two weeks, the station’s investigative team worked to obtain a copy of the presidential salary document trustees looked over before making this big decision. CFCC officials refused the request.
LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - As one of the fastest-growing areas in North Carolina, leaders in Leland are working to make sure there are emergency responders to answer all calls for help.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Nearly a dozen middle school girls in New Hanover County are spending the first weeks of summer break learning the basics of coding.
A judge will decide whether testimony from a key witness will be heard during trial of the civil lawsuit against the New Hanover County Board of Education, former administrators, and former teacher Mike Kelly.
Almost 40% of teachers said their students needed this support much more than in previous years. Close to 30% said their students needed somewhat more support than in a typical school year.
In the wake of a tragic school shooting in Texas, mental health professionals in the Cape Fear region offer advice to parents on how to discuss these types of events with their children.
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