A 14-year-old female Garner High School student was hit and killed by a 2001 Pontiac early Monday morning near Highway N.C. 50/Benson Highway and J.R. Drive in Garner, near the Johnston County line. Officials have confirmed that the incident happened at approximately 6:30 a.m. Monday and that the student died at the scene. Officials say […]

I recently read a New York Times article that explained the interesting concept of “perceptual learning,” which involves training the mind to memorize patterns rather than just learning concepts straight off. This method is being investigated by a small group of scientists who have evidence that proficiency improves when students in schools are groomed to […]

VIA: WRAL.COM Officials at a North Carolina university say no record of a physical exam was on file for a student who died at a tryout for the school’s track and field team. The News & Record of Greensboro reported that Chancellor Harold Martin said normal procedures weren’t followed because the tryout at North Carolina […]

VIA: WRAL.COM North Carolina A&T State University student from Knightdale died Thursday from complications of an elevated heart rate during a track team try-out, according to the school. Jospin Milandu, a 20-year-old sophomore undeclared major, collapsed during a “supervised, voluntary track team open try-out on the campus,” according to a statement from the school. MORE

VIA: WNCN.COM The Wake County student assignment committee got a lesson about a school assignment concept called “controlled choice.” The plan divides the school system into zones, each one designed to represent the system as a whole. Parents would choose schools in rank-order preference. The concept was designed to voluntarily achieve racially integrated schools. MORE

VIA: WTVD.COM A male student was hit by a school bus on Guess Road in northern Durham County Friday. Investigators said two students were roughhousing next to the road when one of them ended up on the road in the path of the bus. The boy’s injuries are serious, but not life threatening. The North […]