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1948
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The minority teacher supply in the state has declined over the last ten years. To reverse this trend, Durham City Schools and North Carolina Central University began an exchange program to encourage minority and male students to choose teaching careers.
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3155
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Shakespeare through the Eyes of the Middle School, the brainchild of Joseph Henderson, a teacher at Durham's Roger-Herr Middle School, exposes students to six Shakespeare plays in three years and also gives them a chance to perform them.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1997, p11-12, il Periodical Website
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23273
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Custodial workers must be reimbursed by the Durham public schools system after a contracted company, Integrity Facilities Management, went bankrupt.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 2, January 2015, p9, por Periodical Website
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27246
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In the continuing battle to get more funding for schools, Durham Public Schools is facing harsh criticism from residents. While achievement and graduation rates are rising, residents say the school system should focus its bond revenue on student needs not buildings.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 32, August 2016, p7, il Periodical Website
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27274
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Durham public schools are making small improvements in student proficiency, but when compared to its neighboring counties, Durham is identified as low performing. This designation gives the school district a negative connotation, and says nothing about the actual teaching and learning that is occurring. The district will implement a new improvement-monitoring plan to continue closing the achievement gap.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 36, Sept 2016, p10, il Periodical Website
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