Early College to celebrate new site

February 15, 2019

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. today to officially recognize the opening of the new home of the Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School.

The high school, which has been meeting in mobile units on the campus of Nash Community College since it…

Teacher shortage plagues schools

February 13, 2019

NASHVILLE — As some parents in the Nash-Rocky Mount school district struggle to understand why their students are being taught by a string of substitutes in some classrooms rather than by permanent teachers, district leaders led a discussion about the difficulty of obtaining teachers during a…

Student project spreads love, art

February 11, 2019

Students in an art class at Northern Nash High School are working to spread the love around Rocky Mount in a special way this Valentine season.

The roughly 20 students in Shelly Maloney’s pottery class have made about 200 pieces of pottery art and are scattering them a various locations…

Charter school chief outlines improvement efforts

January 31, 2019

Rocky Mount Preparatory School has received a lot of negative comments from detractors who were angered at some of the decisions made by school leaders over the past few months, so the head of the charter school gave a “State of the School” address Tuesday to highlight the changes…

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School Choice Week highlights options

January 26, 2019

National School Choice Week comes to a close today, but several school choice options remain available for families in the Twin Counties and now is the perfect time to explore them.

While traditional public schools remain the top choice for most students, other options include charter schools,…

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Edgecombe Early College agreement renewed

February 13, 2019

TARBORO — The Edgecombe County Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a Cooperative Innovation High School renewal agreement between the school district and Edgecombe Community College to ensure the existence of the Edgecombe Early College High School for another five years through…

Boards at odds over school grant

February 10, 2019

While Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools looks set to have $20 million available for new school construction after receiving a $10 million state grant, Nash County commissioners are hoping to reduce the amount they will have to pay by resubmitting the grant application in hopes of getting more.

But…

Students, staff like new calendar

February 08, 2019

For the first time in recent years, high school students in Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools took first semester exams before the winter break and the response to the experiment has been primarily positive.

Robin Griffin, director of accountability, testing and data analysis for the school district,…