Guilford County Schools

Legislators Take Aim At Local School Boards

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:40:00 +0000

Being on a school board is a little like being the head chef at the local Applebee’s. You don’t get to choose the ingredients and it’s not your recipe, but if someone doesn’t like the Bourbon Street Steak, you’re going to hear about it.

In other words, school boards in North Carolina have relatively little power but plenty of responsibility. And it’s been that way for a long time.

Guilford County Students To Get Tablets

Jeff Tiberii — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:49:33 +0000

This fall about 13,000 middle school students in the Guilford County Schools district will receive tablets. It’s part of a $30 million Race to the Top grant that Guilford won last year. Administrators and teachers will receive training from a company called Amplify in the coming months.

Guilford County Looks at Ethnic Disparities

Jeff Tiberii — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Guilford county schools held a two-part symposium this week examining disparities for African-American students.

Jeff Tiberii: The event focused on disproportionate levels of discipline and below average literacy rates. Students who are black were more than three times more likely to be suspended than white students. Beth Folger is Chief academic officer for Guilford County Schools. She says several key factors led to the discrepancies.

Private Money Considered For Greensboro Schools

Jeff Tiberii — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Education leaders in Guilford County are looking at how private donations would affect public schools.

Jeff Tiberii: A group of parents at one Greensboro Elementary School wants to go beyond the average book or bake sale. They’re hoping to raise $1.5 million for a new building. School board members are considering both sides of an issue that would likely provide some schools with more private money than others. Chairman of the board Alan Duncan:

American Graduate – Live from Greensboro

Frank Stasio — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000

In an age that demands more skill and higher levels of education from its workers, some students still choose to drop out. What can be done to help them? Guilford County Schools in North Carolina has tackled that question and made a lot of headway encouraging students to stay in school.

Read Two Million Books in a Year? Bring it on!

Jeremy Loeb — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Students in Guilford County Schools have a few weeks left to surpass a goal of collectively reading two million books in a year.