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Do you want to go to college but think you have waited too late to start this fall? Or do you want to pick up a class to complete your schedule?
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 4:50 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Nationally known political analyst Charlie Cook said at Elon University today that the North Carolina contest for U.S. Senate, in a year in which the political balance in the nation’s capital is at stake, could be the closest race in the country.
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students in East Carolina University's College of Engineering and Technology helped revamp information technology systems and make process improvements for two Pitt County agencies dedicated to improving the lives of children.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 6:34 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Three people showed up at the March Beaufort County Commissioners meeting to show us how brilliant they are. I once heard a man say "My mother always told my sibling to keep its mouth shut so people would not know how little she actually knew".
Published: Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 @ 6:10 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I have always tried to be successful. Back in high school, success meant doing well in classes so that I would get into a good college. Being involved in extracurricular activities or having a job was helpful, but academics were vital. Getting into a top school like Chapel Hill only strengthened...
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2013 @ 8:19 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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College graduation rates—particularly four-year rates— are low, both nationwide and in the UNC system. So many factors contribute to the low rates (students’ poor preparation, their need to earn money by working, lack of interest, schools’ failure to provide the right...
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
By: Jenna Ashley Robinson
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There is no greater asset for a graduate than the ability to write and communicate.
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013 @ 10:03 am
By: John William Pope Center
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These Washington High School students attended the 59th annual NC FBLA State Leadership Conference, at the Koury Center, Greensboro, NC, April 16th – 19th 2013.
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013 @ 8:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Members of the Southside High School FFA chapter competed in the Tidewater Federation Career Development events on March 13 at the Vernon James Center in Roper.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 @ 7:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Student end-of-course evaluations are widely used by colleges and universities to determine the success of courses and the effectiveness of their instructors. Schools often use such student feedback even to determine instructors...
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 1:51 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Egbert Roscoe Murrow was born in Polecat Creek, North Carolina, in Guilford County on April 25, 1908. The youngest of three sons, Egbert spent his first six years in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Sunday, March 17th, 2013 @ 2:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Traditionally, the American education system, from kindergarten through college, produced innovation, intellectual flexibility, analytical and lateral thinking. In contrast, our international competitors stressed rote learning and conformity. Thus, Americans have had a competitive edge.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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These latest announcements from the Southside High School, via the Beaufort County School System, reminds us that schools are a focal point of activity.
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 @ 12:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two articles in Sunday's Raleigh News & Observer prompted me to think about the problem of personal insults in North Carolina politics.
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2012 @ 1:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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