A-O teacher named state D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year
Veteran teacher Erika Kennedy surprised by announcement during class Tues. morning
Altamahaw-Ossippee Elementary School 5th grade teacher Erika Kennedy has been named the North Carolina D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year....
Patsy Simpson’s send-off from school board
Alamance-Burlington school board members honored retiring board member Patsy Simpson for her 15 years of service to ABSS during their meeting Monday night.
Simpson was presented with a commemorative plaque...
Burlington police arrest seven in connection with Williams High School vandalism
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Burlington police have arrested five 18-year-olds and two juveniles (under the age of 18) in connection with Memorial Day weekend vandalism at...
Vandals – probably high school seniors – leave thousands in property damage at Williams,...
"Senior pranks" prove costly to school system, taxpayers
Alamance-Burlington school system officials are working with local law enforcement to identify the perpetrators who broke into and left thousands of dollars...
School board gives superintendent nearly $21k raise
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 6-0 Monday night to give ABSS superintendent Dr. Dain Butler a $20,800 raise, increasing his yearly salary by 10.5 percent, from $197,600 to $218,400.
The...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Is mobile unit at Eastlawn still not being used?
QUESTION: Is it true that a mobile unit was installed at Eastlawn Elementary School at the beginning of this school year but hasn’t been used since – and now...
School board chairman named Hunt Institute education policy fellow
Alamance-Burlington school board chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves has been named as a Hunt Institute education policy fellow.
The Hunt Institute announced Ellington-Graves’ selection as an education policy fellow Tuesday.
The Hunt Institute...
More sexual abuse charges filed against SMS teacher; school board votes to fire him
A now-former Southern Middle School who was arrested April 26 on two counts each of felony indecent liberties with a student and two counts each of felony indecent liberties...
Former ABSS superintendent appointed interim super for Wake County public schools
Former Alamance-Burlington superintendent Dr. Randy Bridges has been appointed to serve as the interim superintendent for the state’s largest public school system, Wake County public schools.
Bridges, who served as...
Once a ‘troubled’ student, she’s now teacher of the year
The Alamance-Burlington school system’s new Teacher of the Year, Ashley West, describes herself as a once-troubled child whose teachers eventually helped set her on a better path in school...
