Durham County schools face a $2.6 million fire safety shortfall after inspectors identified $4.3 million in critical code violations across buildings.
Durham County schools face a $2.6 million fire safety shortfall after inspectors identified $4.3 million in critical code violations including firewall repairs, broken fire doors, and missing sprinkler systems across buildings.
Durham Public Schools launched the 'Growing Together' initiative to redesign school boundaries and expand specialized programs across five regions starting 2024-25, with magnet schools reserving 50 percent of seats for neighborhood residents.
State opportunity scholarship vouchers could cause Durham to lose between 945 and 2,612 students by 2026, costing the district $6.4 million in funding as private schools actively recruit families.