/tags/low-income-students Low-Income Students en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:23:23 GMT /arts-culture/2021-12-21/durham-students-finding-joy-music-kidznotes This past semester, in-person music lessons have returned at places like Kidznotes, a nonprofit children's orchestra based in Durham. Liz Schlemmer has this story about how young musicians are once again finding joy in music. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:23:23 GMT /arts-culture/2021-12-21/durham-students-finding-joy-music-kidznotes Liz Schlemmer /education/2018-03-04/when-kids-come-to-school-with-trauma-these-nc-teachers-try-and-listen One day last fall, teachers sauntered past a wall in W.A. Pattillo Middle School in Tarboro as if they were studying works of art. Really, they were… Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:47:54 GMT /education/2018-03-04/when-kids-come-to-school-with-trauma-these-nc-teachers-try-and-listen Lisa Philip /education/2018-01-30/nc-the-south-called-on-to-accelerate-change-for-vulnerable-students A group of education organizations is calling on states in the South to improve schools for all students and to do so at a faster pace. Their report out… Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:32:11 GMT /education/2018-01-30/nc-the-south-called-on-to-accelerate-change-for-vulnerable-students Lisa Philip /education/2017-04-11/free-music-lessons-level-playing-field-for-low-income-kids On a recent evening in a second-floor room of the University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, Joshua Pongsitiphon tries out the final chords of a… Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:30:00 GMT /education/2017-04-11/free-music-lessons-level-playing-field-for-low-income-kids Lisa Philip /education/2017-03-30/proposed-after-school-program-cuts-could-affect-thousands-of-nc-students The Trump administration wants to cut $1 billion in federal education funding for after-school programs. Many of these programs provide low-cost or free… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:04:03 GMT /education/2017-03-30/proposed-after-school-program-cuts-could-affect-thousands-of-nc-students Lisa Philip /education/2016-12-14/three-nc-colleges-join-pact-for-equitable-access Three North Carolina universities are deepening their commitment to equal access.Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill and Davidson College have joined the… Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:16:13 GMT /education/2016-12-14/three-nc-colleges-join-pact-for-equitable-access Lisa Philip /education/2016-09-12/first-all-girls-charter-school-in-nc-opens-with-high-hopes At GLOW Academy, about 100 rising sixth graders were out to recess during a recent summer bridge camp. The motto on the back of their bright yellow… Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:48:34 GMT /education/2016-09-12/first-all-girls-charter-school-in-nc-opens-with-high-hopes Jess Clark