Will Durham County’s Budget Proposal Bring DAE and DPS Administration Together?
Facing a county budget proposal that falls short of the district’s ask, the Durham Association of Educators and the Durham Public Schools superintendent seem to be past the most hostile stage of their relationship. But it’s not quite a Godzilla vs. Kong-level joining of forces.
By the Numbers: Durham Public Schools County Budget Request
The DPS board of education unanimously approved a $222 million county budget request Thursday night, following weeks of lobbying by the Durham Association of Educators to delay the vote.
Seven Questions about the Durham Public Schools Budget
How may federal funding cuts impact Durham Public Schools? What’s up with that $7 million shortfall? A tuba costs how much?!
Durham Public Schools Leaders Discuss Transportation Challenges at Special Session
Staff and the school board hope that the new short-term changes will allow the district to utilize its current drivers while the district recruits and trains future drivers.
Durham Public Schools Approves Rotational Bus Service Plan to Ease Transportation Crisis
Under the plan, which starts December 2, each of the district’s 800 routes is sorted into one of five groups that will not receive bus service on a single predetermined day each week.
Durham Public Schools’ New Superintendent Wraps Up a Series of Listening Sessions
In his first three months on the job, Anthony Lewis held seven meetings across the district to hear from the DPS community—teachers, staff, families, and students.
Riverside High Students Fear the Loss of Innovative Lunch Model
With its hour-long collective SMART Lunch break, Riverside High School’s students have more time to devote to clubs, socializing, or catching up on schoolwork. But could SMART Lunch be on the chopping block for the school’s 1,600-plus students?
More Durham Public Schools Coverage
New Durham Public Schools Policy to Support LGBTQ Students Wins Accolades
Queer author and former DPS student says such a policy “would have made a world of difference in my childhood”
Organizers Plan ‘Freedom Schools’ Program in Durham
Durham groups plan to restart the Children’s Defense Fund “Freedom Schools” program this summer.
On the Ballot: More Than $400 Million for New Schools and Renovations
Inside Durham’s public schools bonds.
New Elementary School Pays Homage to Local Family
Eight years ago, Durham Public Schools bought over 50 acres of former farmland off of Scott King Road, near C.M. Herndon Park in South Durham. The land is now home to a brand-new school, Lyons Farm Elementary.
DPS’s New Bell Schedule Leaves Families Scrambling for After-School Care
Though older students stand to benefit most from this change, it’s had unintended consequences. With elementary schools ending at 2:15 p.m.—early for many working families—more than 700 students have been left without reliable after-school childcare.
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