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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

School Construction Boom

March 8, 2024

Guilford County Schools (GCS) celebrated two topping out ceremonies in as many weeks, with the final construction beams hoisted into place at Kiser Middle School and Foust Gaming and Robotics Magnet School, the first of its kind in the nation. Topping Out signifies the installation of the final key element of a structure, usually a […]


NCA&TSU breaks ground for new residence hall

March 1, 2024

Administrators, students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the university’s Board of Trustees at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University gathered Thursday (Feb. 22) to officially break ground for the Bluford Residence Hall, the university’s first new dormitory in nearly two decades. The building under construction at Bluford and Nocho Streets, across from Harrison […]


Bessemer Holiday of Love

December 22, 2023

Tanya Dixon, a big-hearted school counselor at Bessemer Elementary School, teamed up with Residence Hall leaders at N.C. A&T State University. The team celebrated the large amount of gift donations they received for deserving elementary school students. “Our Holiday of Love provides gifts to our Bobcat babies,” said Dixon, who enlisted the university students for […]


Bennett students interning with Health Department

December 15, 2023

Bennett College students Samiya Green and Na’Kiya Thompson both accepted internships with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) as part of the department’s Historically Black Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs/MSIs) Internship Program. This paid internship is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act Public Health Workforce Development Initiative. “Training the […]


Bikes for Kids Visits Wiley

December 8, 2023

Bikes for Kids began rolling into the screaming hearts of hundreds of third grade students in Guilford County who would be dramatically surprised with their own bicycles. Thanks to area sponsors, community organizations and businesses, the colorful 20-inch Huffy bicycles and safety helmets are presented within an educational context. Weeks ago, the students learned they […]


Feds reveal HBCUs have been underfunded by $12 billion

October 13, 2023

Federal officials told 16 states that they’ve been underfunding their Historically Black Colleges and Universities by some $12 billion. Tennessee State University had the biggest loss. North Carolina A&T State University finds itself at the top of a list that appears to be a serious indictment on unequal education — in the state and elsewhere. […]


Governor announces $8 million for N.C. pre-K classes

September 29, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper toured Children & Families First’s Poplar Grove Early Learning Center to highlight the $8 million in federal funding he directed to pre-Kindergarten classrooms across the state. At the north Greensboro facility, a stern Cooper expressed concern that the state budget passed under Republican leadership does not provide any new funding […]


The New Guilford County Schools’ Principals

September 15, 2023

As nearly 70,000 students settle into the new academic year at Guilford County Schools, so are 18 new principals across all grade levels from Kindergarten to high school. Some of the new principals moved laterally from other local and out-of-district schools, while most are new to the top position, promoted from The new principals are: […]


Grants expand GCS student services

September 8, 2023

Students from Allen Jay Preparatory Academy ended a First Anniversary program honoring Guilford County Schools Superintendent Whitney Oakley, center in red jacket. During the High Point event, several community organizations announced three grants to support student health, mental well-being and improve learning at many of the district’s 126 school campuses. The Kellin Foundation and North […]


It’s Back to the Books for Many Guilford Co. students

August 11, 2023

The 2023-2024 academic year for Early and Middle College high schools and extended-year elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools (GCS) began this week. Eager students arrived on campuses where they were greeted by administrators and staff. The first day of school on the traditional calendar is August 28. Acknowledging the new school year, GCS […]


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