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Back when we were in our teacher training program in college one of the assigned readings was a book entitled "The way it spozed to be."
At a time when most families and businesses in Beaufort County are having to cut back, the Beaufort County School Board wants to spend more, not less.
BCCC President David McLawhorn said the schedule will allow BCCC to "maximize the financial and human resources available to conduct the college's essential work during the summer term."
Every three years, a Community Satisfaction Survey is mailed to the Beaufort County Community College four-county service area, including Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties.
I recently wrote a Teacher's Desk piece in which I said that there is little evidence that pre-school programs have much of a lasting effect on the success of students in later years.
I had the opportunity recently to observe the NC Senate Education Committee debate S 423 which, if it passes, will create a Joint Legislative Oversight Committee to study "teacher tenure."
BCCC President David McLawhorn said the schedule will allow BCCC to "maximize the financial and human resources available to conduct the college's essential work during the summer term."
Every three years, a Community Satisfaction Survey is mailed to the Beaufort County Community College four-county service area, including Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties.
I recently wrote a Teacher's Desk piece in which I said that there is little evidence that pre-school programs have much of a lasting effect on the success of students in later years.
I had the opportunity recently to observe the NC Senate Education Committee debate S 423 which, if it passes, will create a Joint Legislative Oversight Committee to study "teacher tenure."
Essentially this bill, if it becomes law, would eliminate the end-of-course tests in US History, Civics & Economics, Algebra II and Physical Science.
Thousands of teachers are on strike as this is being written. And what they are striking for is the biggest threat to America we have ever faced.
A high school in Pennsylvania, McCaskey East High School, is in the news as a result of intentionally segregating students by race and gender.
The largest amount of time was spent on awards and recognitions followed by a discussion of revisions in the student dress code.
On February 1 at the Southside High School auditorium, Beaufort County Schools will hold the first in a series of events called BCS Listens: Voices from the Community.
Due to popular demand, the Division of Continuing Education will offer a class in intermediate to advanced crocheting skills from 9 a.m. to noon on Fridays beginning March 11 and ending April 15.
Instructor Maria Dickinson will teach students new and exciting techniques such as shells; ruffle and rope borders; basket weaves; and fondant roses and leaves.
An accounting student at Beaufort County Community College has received a scholarship established in honor of local accountant and business woman Louise Proctor Kidwell.
The Customized Training Program provided education and training for eligible businesses and industries and was developed to spur industrial and business recruitment by the state.
This article is offered not as news but as documentation of how our school board violates the spirit of running our schools in a transparent manner.
Graduates of BCCC's truck driving school can expect to earn between $25,000 and $35,000 their first year of work, according to BCCC's director of fire-training programs and special projects.
Students will complete four projects as they learn to crochet using various yarns and hooks. Students will learn how to read patterns and practice basic crochet stitches.
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