The composite test score for Halifax County Schools rose nine percentage points for the 2013-14 school year – from 17.1 percent last year to 26.3 percent this year of students meeting or exceeding grade-level proficiency.
Carolyn Hawkins squandered an opportunity to set the record straight, to defend with her all might, the Halifax County School system Thursday.
A $58 million school improvement bond referendum could be on the November 4 ballot following further deliberation by Halifax County commissioners.
Tuesday night's election results, in which two incumbent Halifax County commissioners and one challenger, won in the Democratic primary, should mean an end to talk about school merger and onto talk about how all school systems in the county can be improved.
Over the past couple of months I have spent an enormous amount of time wrapping my head around the funding requirement for a consolidated school system initiated at the hands of the County Commissioners.
Claude “Clutch” Cooper is a candidate for the Halifax County Schools Board of Education.
Halifax County commissioners today approved capital outlay funds of $148,669.66 so the county school system can replace network servers.
I wholeheartedly agree with your comments, but think some tougher questions should be asked of the Coalition for Education and Economic Security, NAACP and Concerned Citizens of Tillery.
The Coalition for Education and Economic Security seems to have forgotten how on one of the hottest days of summer last year it stood lockstep with the Halifax County school system pushing its agenda of school merger.
Northwest Halifax High School graduates have formed an alumni association to help inspire and raise funds for much-needed supplies at the school.
