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The Alamance News
Published September 17ACC likely to see bump in budget from change in how state funds community colleges
Alamance Community College officials are projecting that ACC will see an increase in the state-funded portion of its annual budget due to a new funding methodology that ties state funding […]
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Published September 14State report card (Part 2): ABSS improves graduation rates, but still trails region, state
The Alamance-Burlington school system’s on-time graduation rate improved at four high schools over the past year and increased by 1.5 percentage points overall – from 84.5 percent in 2024-2025 to […]
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Published September 10ABSS school board considering whether to use $3.2M state grant for AI surveillance
Alamance-Burlington school board members are considering launching a state-funded Artificial Intelligence school safety pilot program that had been rejected by another school system over concerns about mass surveillance and privacy […]
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Published September 10ABSS considers selling off Sellars-Gunn as surplus property
Alamance-Burlington school officials outlined possible plans for declaring the former Sellars-Gunn Education Center along Apple Street in Burlington as surplus property, citing mounting expenses to operate the facility. School officials […]
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Published September 06COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF STATE REPORT CARD: most ABSS schools improve, but one-third remain on state’s ‘low-performing’ list
Comprehensive coverage of the state department of instruction’s (DPI) annual report card on school performance across North Carolina. Last year’s list put the school system on the list of worst […]
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Published September 06DPI report card: 15 schools improve, 3 continue to get Fs
Twenty-two (61 per-cent) of the 36 Alamance-Burlington schools received a School Performance Grade of C or better for the 2025-26 school year, based on the latest annual academic results released […]
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Published September 06ABSS: Good news, for a change
We’ve had plenty of occasions on this page to critique the poor performance of ABSS schools, administration, and school board over recent years. But this week, we’re pleased to make […]
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Published September 06Elon town planner Lori Oakley receives scholarship
Lori Oakley, Planning Director for the Town of Elon, has received a Civic Foundation scholarship to attend the Municipal and County Administration course at the UNC School of Government. The […]