The latest raise could have Durham school bus drivers making the highest in wages in NC. The raise is coming to address the ongoing shortage of drivers and to appeal for workers to join the ranks. DPS leaders told WRAL News they need at least 54 more drivers to operate efficiently. The starting salary […]
Looks like Durham will join Wake county and others in returning students back to classroom learning. Earlier this year the board voted to stay all virtual for the rest of the year but then came another bill proposal. Last night the board voted 4-3 to return to the classroom on March 15. Read more […]
Many of our local churches, non-profit organizations and local businesses are coming together to provide food for families in need and impacted by COVID-19. Here are a list of some upcoming locations: Saturday June 13th – 9am …Haughton Chapel FWB Church – 2767 North Carolina HWY 58 Trenton, NC Saturday June 13th – 9am […]
The Durham community has reached out to help the struggling families with food supplies during the pandemic with the FEAST program . Now that the program is winding down the public school system will incorporate a program that will continue to support these families in need. The program launches Monday, June 8 and runs through […]
Durham Public School meals program is back up and running to provide meals for students and families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local organizations and restaurants have come together to organize Durham FEAST… but they need our help. Listen as Melissa talks with Truitt O’Neal the Digital Communications Specialist for the office of […]
Today will be the final day that parents of children in the Durham Public Schools district can pick up meals for their children. DPS will distribute a week’s worth of meals to families Monday. Last week one of the DPS employees working at the distribution site tested positive for COVID-19. DPS will also send out […]
On May 1st, Durham Public Schools, Chapel Hill – Carrboro and now Orange County Schools will be closed so that teachers may rally for more funding at the state Capitol in Raleigh. Last year, 42 school districts shut down so educators could lobby lawmakers for more money. Orange County will make it a teacher workday […]
Parents, no more standing outside with your kids or waiting for your kids and wondering, “where is that bus?” A new free app let’s Durham parents keep track of the school buses their children ride. DPS is the state’s first school system using an online tracker called Here Comes the Bus and Chapel Hill […]
Nearly 800 Durham teachers have pledged not to come to work May 16 and instead travel to the Raleigh to lobby the legislature for what they say are desperately needed new state dollars for an underfunded Durham school system. Read more at ABC11.com
An accident that knocked down power lines and caused a vehicle to overturn on Old Oxford Rd. in Durham has caused delays and a call out from Durham Public Schools. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. The road is currently closed between Hamlin Road and Wolfpack Drive where many Northern Durham school buses run. […]
