Buncombe Commissioners unanimously approved spending $1.98 million Aug. 6 to buy land for a new school in Enka.
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Competing claims? NC Dept of Public Instruction analyzes state budget’s impact on schools
Confused by competing political claims over public school funding in the recently approved North Carolina budget? The N.C. Department of Public Instruction prepared an analysis with the aim of clarifying the budget’s impact on schools.
Buncombe Commissioners to consider new school, rec authority, zoning
Buncombe County Commissioners convene Aug. 6 to consider a variety of issues, including building a new school, creating a Buncombe County Culture and Recreation Authority, and establishing new zoning rules.
Face to face: County residents air concerns at community meetings
Three recent community meetings gave Buncombe County residents a chance to raise concerns with the Board of Commissioners.
Buncombe Commissioners discuss new schools, shooting range
Asheville residents focused much of a July 15 community meeting with the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on new schools and a possible new shooting range.
Construction at Isaac Dickson likely to begin next year, new middle school delayed until 2018
As the deadline to finalize the county budget approaches, Buncombe commissioners huddled with staff June 4 to make decisions on two new Asheville city school buildings.
Task force recommends steps to make Buncombe schools safer
During their May 28 meeting, Buncombe County commissioners heard from members of the Safe Schools Task Force, which was formed in the wake of December shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 20 students dead. Charged with evaluating the safety of Buncombe County schools, the group made a number of recommendations to commissioners.
Moog Music celebrates ‘Bob Moog Day’ with donation to local schools
Today, May 23, is Bob Moog Day in Asheville, honoring the legendary instrument inventor on what would’ve been his 79th birthday.
Challenging the paradigm: Environmental educators plant seeds of change
Even as corporations spend billions of dollars on advertising and lobbying to encourage maximum consumption, local environmental educators are working hard to shape a more sustainable worldview — one mind at a time. (Pictured: Sarah Duffer; photo by Max Cooper)
Those good ol’ days
I would like to personally thank Mountain Xpress and Commissioner Mike Fryar for highlighting everything that is wrong with, and will spell the ultimate demise of the Republican Party [“Building Knowledge,” Feb. 27 Xpress]. Fryar makes the woefully ignorant statement: "In the Kentucky coal mining town where [I] attended elementary school, if a breeze blew […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
A day in the life of Children First/CIS
Local kids are back at school and the Children First/CIS learning center is in action. The nonprofit documented a day in the life of the children, teachers and volunteers that make the learning center shine. Photos by Jodi Ford.
LEAF in Schools & Streets enriches schoolkids
LSS director Jocelyn Reese is always beating the drum to enrich school children. (Photo by Bill Rhodes)