Durham Public Schools faces a $7 million annual funding cliff after federal pandemic aid expires, threatening roughly 100 academic positions that the district must decide whether to sustain.
Durham Public Schools faces a $7 million annual funding cliff when federal pandemic aid expires in September 2024, forcing difficult decisions about sustaining roughly 100 academic positions in December budget planning.
A discrimination case at Riverside High School revealed HR's practice of transferring affected employees rather than holding supervisors accountable, prompting the board to discuss updating the district's discrimination policy to cover all federally protected classes.
Little River Montessori reported losing 20 percent of K-5 teachers and all middle school teachers, leaving remaining Montessori instructors serving as uncertified special education case managers, a situation one teacher called a potential lawsuit.