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Durham Schools Entertainers Win Big as Board Debates Tech

The Durham Public Schools Board of Education celebrates international theater honors, a standout elementary teacher, and a strong start to the school year while fielding serious concerns about school safety, student access to Chromebooks, and school leadership. The board also wrestles with transparency around agenda changes as it approves a premium exceptional children staffing partnership, advances district‑wide interactive panel upgrades, and strengthens its commitments to sustainability and solar energy reporting.
August 27th, 2026 •
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August 13th, 2026
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Durham Schools Delays Major Tech Purchase; Discusses Climate Plan and Board Retreat
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education delayed a major classroom technology purchase, refined its climate action and sustainability resolution—including solar priorities, student roles, and new reporting expectations—and set committee lineups and retreat plans to sharpen how the board governs and updates policy.
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July 21st, 2026
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Raises, Living Wage Debate, and Lyons Farm Crowding
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education debates new salary schedules for teachers and classified staff, balancing urgency around raises with a push toward a higher living wage and future review in committee, then turns to overcrowding at Lyons Farm Elementary by approving modular classrooms and tying them to forthcoming boundary discussions.
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July 6th, 2026
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Durham School Board Swearing-In and Leadership Decisions
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education hears certified election results, administers oaths centered on equitable opportunities for all students, and selects new board leadership. Members then debate committee appointments, add a July meeting to address salary schedules for year‑round educators, and set interim liaison roles ahead of an August work session.
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June 25th, 2026
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Durham School Board Farewells, Justice, and Right-Sizing
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education marks several departing members with reflections on justice, equity policies, student-centered leadership, and the role of local journalism, while wrestling with how to guide future decisions on school right-sizing and a new meet-and-confer labor policy without boxing in the next board.
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