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| School News: Orange County appointments |
| Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
| ORANGE COUNTY Beverly Rudolph was named principal of Carrboro High. Rudolph has been the principal at Culbreth Middle since 2011. Prior to that, she was assistant principal at East Chapel Hill High from 2007-11. • Drew Ware was named principal of Phillips Middle. He has been the principal of Estes Hills Elementary since 2013. Prior to that, he served |
| CASA acquires Maplewood and Underwood apartments |
| Monday, July 17, 2017 |
| DURHAM – CASA, a nonprofit affordable housing developer and property manager, has purchased a 44-unit apartment complex at 811 Underwood Avenue, and a 35-unit apartment complex and one office at 1407 W. Chapel Hill Road in Durham. The one-bedroom apartments in Durham’s West End are identical in design and were originally built by the same |
| Durham janitorial workers settle wage case |
| Monday, July 17, 2017 |
| DURHAM – In a victory for low-wage workers across the state, a federal court last week approved a settlement agreement providing $77,000 in back wage compensation to 149 janitorial workers in Durham. Under the agreement, workers employed by Integrity Facilities Management, Inc. to clean Durham Public School buildings will receive payment for alleged |
| Report: No easy alternative for UNC Center for Civil Rights |
| Wednesday, July 12, 2017 |
| RALEIGH – A committee studying alternative paths for a University of North Carolina center that offers legal help to the poor found no options that would allow the center to continue the full breadth of its work while also satisfying conservatives who oppose how it operates. The committee appointed by the chancellor of the Chapel Hill campus examined |
| Grant to bring 'stories to life' for DPS students |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
| “Stories Come to Life,” a grant-funded language arts workshop, will expand this year to reach more than 600 Durham students at Neal, Lowe’s Grove and James E. Shepard middle schools. Organized by the Durham Arts Council, this interactive program is designed to help underperforming students improve their writing, reading and communication |
