Mention online education around some of my friends and you will get an emotional reaction. Some senior university faculty members teach classes filled with several hundred students and they worry that famous online lecturers could take their places. Others wonder if they can transfer their talents to the online market and, if so, how much compensation they can demand for their extra efforts.
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Financial aid: Commissioners consider new Asheville schools
Asheville City School officials pitched the Buncombe County commissioners on building two new schools March 5, but no decision was made on funding the roughly $65.8 million request.
Speaking up by writing it down: Students and Asheville Writers in Schools
Asheville Writers in the Schools are slammin’, heart pumpin’, spirit-flowin’ artists who bring the power of the pen to students in the Asheville area — helping kids grow and gain confidence through creative expression.
Buncombe Commissioners preview: School choice
At their March 5 meeting, Buncombe County commissioners will consider a proposal by the Asheville City Schools system to build new homes for Isaac Dickson Elementary and Asheville Middle schools.
VIDEO: Take a look at Asheville Middle School and the new building design
In these videos, Asheville Middle School Teacher Terry Wright gives viewers a sense of some of the problems with the facility and architects display some of their plans for a new building to replace it.
VIDEO: Tour Isaac Dickson and take a look at the new building design
In these videos, Isaac Dickson Principal Brad Johnson gives viewers a sense of some of the problems with the facility and architects display some of their plans for a new building to replace it.
Building knowledge: Asheville pushes for new schools
Education officials, teachers and even some students are pushing to build cutting-edge new homes for Isaac Dickson Elementary and Asheville Middle School. The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will consider the proposals soon, some of them questioning the need for high-tech designs when budgets are already stretched thin. Even supporters don’t know where the estimated $60 million cost might come from.
A Tale of Two Schools
In their push for new state-of-the-art homes for Issac Dickson Elementary and Asheville Middle School, officials say the existing facilities suffer from leaky roofs and windows, unwieldy corridors, mold, insufficient storage, inadequate lighting and antiquated heating and cooling systems.
Growing a STEM: Buncombe Commissioners approve new high school
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners unanimously gave a nod of approval to the county school system to create a new high school that will focus on science, technology, engineering and math.
Buncombe Commissioners preview: New high school coming?
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will consider a plan to create a new high school at its Feb. 19 meeting.
Wired: UNCA Biofeedback Lab helps students look within
UNCA instructor Connie Schrader (right) leads student Michele Pierce (left) through a series of tests at the school’s Biofeedback and Stress Lab, which is used to help treat a variety of conditions such as sleep problems, Attention Deficit Disorder and depression.
Ice Storm Warning for WNC, schools and bus service closed
The whole region is under an ice storm warning today, as the National Weather Service cautions residents about a “wintry mix” of ice and snow through this afternoon.
Obama in Asheville: An inaugural poem by James Franco
Asheville’s most famous writing student, actor James Franco, was commissioned by Yahoo! News to write a poem about the inauguration of President Barack Obama, taking place today, Jan. 21, in Washington D.C. It focuses on the history of Asheville and its most well known visitors, including Obama.
School of hard rules: Commissioners get crash course in county government
With revenue down and increased demand for services due to the stuttering economy of recent years, newly elected local and state officials face a crisis. That was one of the more daunting messages delivered during a crash course for county commissioners organized by the UNC School of Government Jan. 9-10.
Being peace: Arming teachers is not the answer
As children in Asheville and elsewhere return to school after the holiday break, let’s focus on ensuring that their future is peaceful.
County commissioners from across WNC to meet in Asheville
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will join other commissioners from across Western North Carolina in Asheville for a two day series of workshops organized by the UNC School of Government, Jan. 9–10.
Gimme a break: Asheville Middle School kids need a high-quality recess
I’m not going to sugarcoat this.
Attention all you cyclists, tennis players, golfers, walkers, hikers, runners, rowers, gardeners! Or anyone who likes to go outside for any reason as a break in your day when you have the chance! Yeah, you: LISTEN UP! “Asheville Middle School students no longer get to go outside for a midday break,” local mom Leslie Poplawski wrote for the the Nov. 21, 2012, issue of Xpress. “Some of them are up at the crack of dawn to catch a bus and don’t get home till 4:30. Then they have homework and dinner, and for various reasons (including, sometimes, safety), many can’t or don’t go outside after that. …”
Report shows both progress and lingering disparities in the lives of women
Women in North Carolina have made progress towards equality in recent decades, but significant disparities remain which affect the daily lives of women in North Carolina and in the nation as a whole.
Provocative alchemy: Harnessing art and the environment to inspire local teachers
What do you get when you cast a world-class artist, a devoted environmentalist, and a poet laureate together on one stage? Answer: a very fine alchemy, where art, science, and education merge, and — if the featured guests have their way — the results may provoke social transformation.
Mars Hill, A-B Tech Community colleges report record fall enrollment
A record number of students have enrolled this fall at both Mars Hill College and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
UPDATED:Buncombe School system looking into contamination issues at site of proposed new high school
The Buncombe County Board of Education voted unanimously Aug. 2 to direct staff to look in to consider doing an independent study of hazardous-waste contamination at the school system’s administrative offices at 175 Bingham Road — the former Square D plant.