Rural Schools

The scholarship program will fully fund 16 educators' Masters degrees to become principals. The cohort met earlier this month to kickoff the program.

Education

New scholarship at NC Central University will pay for teachers to become principals

Brianna Atkinson

The $1.5 million scholarship program will cover teachers’ master's degrees and a one-year principal internship.

Principal Erica Blackwell (left) shows off the gym of Reidsville Senior High School in Rockingham County to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. The school was built in 1960 and will undergo energy upgrades with funding from a $7.8 million federal grant announced this week.

Education

NC school districts win federal grant to cut energy use in aging schools

Liz Schlemmer

The U.S. Dept. of Energy awarded Rockingham County Schools $7.8 million and Hoke County Schools $300,000. School s say the funding is crucial, but it doesn't begin to meet all their needs.

Perils And Promise, Vance County Schools, Carolina College Advising Corps

Education

Perils And Promise: Advising Corps Helps Guide Rural Students Toward College

Leoneda Inge

Trying to find the best path to success can be tough for students who don’t have enough at home or at school. This has been found to be true in…