The shortfall amounts to about 1% of the district’s overall budget. DPS's new CFO says it's due to factors like charter school growth, cafeteria and utility costs, and positions that the district didn't sufficiently budget for.
In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s first day in office, Latino immigrant organizations were busy helping people without legal status and mixed-status families prepare for a new era of immigration crackdowns.
The Durham County Board of Commissioners passed a vote to appropriate $16.5 million in funding for a new training complex for the Durham Sheriff’s Office.
In place of rotational busing, Durham Public Schools will implement family responsibility zones at 21 elementary schools. A proposal to implement express bus stops for three magnet schools will remain on hold until next school year.