RALEIGH – North Carolina continues to lead the nation with the most teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, according to the N.C. Department of Public … [Read more...]
Charter school focuses on career tech
MONROE – Apprenticeship Academy High School of North Carolina is currently a functioning one-room schoolhouse of sorts. There are no students, just Principal Barry Ross in a one-room office in a … [Read more...]
Bright Ideas Grants awarded to UCPS schools
MONROE – More than 2,900 Union County students will benefit from the Bright Ideas grants awarded by Union Power Cooperative during surprise visits to classrooms in November and December. Union … [Read more...]
Student senator keeps classmates looking professional
CLEMSON – Katelyn Sutherland, of Waxhaw, helped Clemson University students have access to a professional wardrobe for job interviews or networking by launching the school’s first “Clothes … [Read more...]
Schools meet, exceed growth
RALEIGH – State Superintendent Mark Johnson recently recognized schools for meeting and exceeding academic growth. Academic growth is an indication of the progress that students made over the past … [Read more...]
Preschools raise money for Make-A-Wish
CHARLOTTE – Chesterbrook Academy Preschools in North Carolina and South Carolina donated more than $8,000 to Make-A-Wish Central & Western North Carolina in Charlotte. Eleven preschools, … [Read more...]
Union Academy staffer wins human resources award
MONROE – The Union County Human Resources Association named Lynn Kroeger as the 2018 Paula H. Harvey HR Professional of the Year. Since joining Union Academy in 2003, Kroeger has been instrumental … [Read more...]
UCPS advises social media followers to be respectful
MONROE – Union County Public Schools faced criticism after the district announced a two-hour delay for Dec. 10 after a winter storm dropped snow across the Charlotte region. Superintendent Andrew … [Read more...]
UCPS cancels Saturday evening, Sunday activities
MONROE – Union County Public Schools has canceled all activities at schools and Central Services offices after 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in anticipation of wintry weather conditions. Activities … [Read more...]
Abstract art met with skepticism
INDIAN TRAIL – The Indian Trail Arts & Historical Society has offered to install a sculpture to honor former Indian Trail Elementary School principal George Miller on campus, but leaders at Union … [Read more...]