FEATURES ARCHIVE

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DATE	FEATURES ARCHIVE 2012
May 2012	What's Right with Our Schools: From Dropout to Graduate (FOX 8)
May 2012	Students volunteer to build wheelchair ramps, houses in Brunswick Co. (WECT)
Apr 2012	Coastal High School Students Do Blue Crab Research With Duke Faculty (DukeTODAY)
Apr 2012	Students Get Dirty for Oysters, Clean Water (Coastal Review)
Apr 2012	Wake Launching Tech High School (WUNC-FM)
Apr 2012	Educators from Cherokee Elementary go back to school (Cherokee One Feather)
Apr 2012	Durham Public Schools tackle Latino challenge (Raleigh News & Observer)
Apr 2012	Report links high test scores with Wake’s diversity policy (Raleigh News & Observer)
Apr 2012	Partnership lets teachers integrate art into curriculum (Salisbury Post)
Apr 2012	Burke teachers study, prepare for new curriculum (Morganton News-Herald)
Apr 2012	CHCCS elementary schools earn USDA honor (Durham Herald-Sun)
Apr 2012	Early/Middle Colleges Boost Guilford Graduation Rate (WUNC-FM)
Apr 2012	Schools unveil summer programs (Richmond County Daily Journal)
Apr 2012	Earning A Degree, And A New Life (WUNC-FM)
Apr 2012	SSHS sees dramatic reduction in dropouts for second straight year (Selma News)
Apr 2012	Schools putting technology funds to use (Salisbury Post)
Mar 2012	Wake Schools Win LEGO Grants (Raleigh News & Observer)
Mar 2012	Reidsville Robotics Team President: Our Hard Work Paid Off (WFMY)
Mar 2012	Apex school phones NASA, 250 miles up (Raleigh News & Observer)
Mar 2012	E-books now available at junior highs and high school (McDowell News)
Feb 2012	Beaufort County Schools launching "It's Ok To Say" tip line (WNCT)
Feb 2012	Schools take pro-active approach to bullying (Richmond County Daily Journal)
Feb 2012	I-SS students restoring senator's '36 pickup (Statesville Record & Landmark)
Feb 2012	ABSS administrator wins recognition from the White House (Burlington Times-News)
Feb 2012	College Board honors county system for AP students (Lexington Times-Dispatch)
Feb 2012	School award boon for economic development (Mount Airy News)
Feb 2012	Educators: technology is more necessity than luxury for teens (WBTV)
Jan 2012	Gaston student makes school app (Gaston Gazette)
Jan 2012	Career academy partners with N.C. Center for Global Logistics (Lexington Dispatch )
Jan 2012	New Hanover school district tackles dropout issue (Wilmington Star-News)
Jan 2012	Mount Airy High School to display signs after winning national award (Mount Airy News)