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NC Lieutenant Governor To Visit Williamston

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Last Updated: 6:36 AM 11/18/09 - Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton continues his focus on jobs and education Wednesday. - (Full Story)

Creswell Students Go Back To School Wednesday

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Last Updated: 9:47 PM 11/17/09 - Creswell Elementary and High Schools have been out of school since the coastal storm last week due to flooding. - (Full Story)

	NC High School Loses Battle To Keep Playing Football 7 Comments Last Updated: 12:33 PM 11/17/09 - Reports indicate a North Carolina high school is done for the season, losing the battle to continue in the playoffs. (Full Story)
	Governor Perdue Travels To Triad To Talk Education 0 Comments Last Updated: 2:34 PM 11/16/09 - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to talk about the public schools and higher education during a visit to the Triad. (Full Story)
	New Principal Named For School Recovering From "Cash For Grades" Controversy 68 Comments Last Updated: 8:41 PM 11/15/09 - A new principal has been named for a school caught in a "cash for grades" controversy in Wayne County. (Full Story)
	School Carnival Cancelled 0 Comments Last Updated: 11:47 AM 11/12/09 - The carnival at Wintergreen Intermediate School in Pitt County is cancelled for Thursday. (Full Story)
	Program Allowing Students To Buy Grade Points Shut Down 53 Comments Last Updated: 12:46 PM 11/11/09 - A program that allowed Wayne County middle schoolers the chance to buy test points has been shut down. Click full story to read the statement from the school system. (Full Story)
	Rash Of School Break-Ins In Rocky Mount 2 Comments Last Updated: 8:15 AM 11/11/09 - Police say the intruder broke into four trailers of an elementary school, and this isn't the first time this has happened recently. (Full Story)
	Teen Charged With Bringing Weapons To School 165 Comments Last Updated: 5:46 PM 11/10/09 - Matthew Warren of Farmville is accused of having a knife and a shotgun in the trunk of his vehicle. (Full Story)
	New Bern H.S. Principal Leaving For County Post 2 Comments Last Updated: 4:06 PM 11/10/09 - Stuart Blount has been principal at New Bern High School for three years. (Full Story)
	Latest Stimulus Money For Schools To Have Strings Attached 9 Comments Last Updated: 6:15 AM 11/10/09 - More stimulus money will be available for schools, but there will be more strings attached. (Full Story)
	20 Year Anniversary Of Berlin Wall Collapse Observed In The East 2 Comments Last Updated: 2:13 PM 11/10/09 - The anniversary was celebrated by a group of students at East Carolina University Monday afternoon. (Full Story)
	WITN News At Sunrise "Cool School" In Bertie County 8 Comments Last Updated: 10:17 AM 11/06/09 - WITN News at Sunrise took the show on the road to Windsor Elementary School in Bertie County. (Full Story)
	Coalition: Pitt Co. African American Children Aren't Getting Equal Education 340 Comments Last Updated: 7:35 PM 11/05/09 - The Pitt County Coalition for Educating Black Children says there are clear signs African American students aren't getting an equal education in Pitt County. (Full Story)
	School Test Score Search Tool 0 Comments Last Updated: 3:38 AM 11/05/09 - Now you can search how your child's school measures up on test scores to the county and state averages. (Full Story)
	Obama Coaxes States To Change With School Dollars 2 Comments Last Updated: 3:53 AM 11/04/09 - One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform. (Full Story)
	Windsor Elementary Is A "Cool School" 4 Comments Last Updated: 8:42 AM 11/03/09 - WITN News at Sunrise will broadcast live from Windsor Elementary on Friday, as part of "How Cool is Your School?" (Full Story)
	Middle School Gets Makeover 1 Comment Last Updated: 9:13 PM 11/02/09 - C.B. Martin Middle School in Tarboro received a 25-hundred dollar "Hero's Grant" from the home improvement chain. (Full Story)
	Duke, UNC Hold Summit On Blacks And Recession 33 Comments Last Updated: 5:06 PM 11/01/09 - The African-American Economic Summit will be Sunday at the Chapel Hill school and Monday in Durham. (Full Story)
	Pitt County Schools Name 2010 Top Administrators 3 Comments Last Updated: 12:21 PM 10/30/09 - Results are in and Pitt County Schools have named their top administrators. (Full Story)
	15-Year-Old Mother Shares Her Story 116 Comments Last Updated: 8:34 PM 11/15/09 - So at what age should you talk to your kids about sex and the dangers it could lead to like diseases or pregnancy? For one Beaufort County teen that issue is water under the bridge because at 15 she's already a mother. (Full Story)
	Pitt County College Fair 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:26 PM 10/28/09 - High school students had the opportunity to learn more about landing an in demand job in the years to come during a college fair Wednesday. (Full Story)
	How Cool Is Your School? Last Updated: 8:10 AM 10/27/09 - WITN News at Sunrise will again be broadcasting from schools in Eastern Carolina. It's up to you where we visit. (Full Story)
	PCC Planning For Growth 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:08 PM 10/28/09 - The Pitt Community College Board of Trustees approved a facility master plan that officials say will guide campus growth during the next 10 years. (Full Story)
	Swine Flu Prompts Hundreds Of Schools To Close Nationwide 4 Comments Last Updated: 5:00 PM 10/28/09 - Across the country schools are closing by the dozen as officials say they're being hit so hard by swine flu that they feel shutting down for a few days is the only feasible option. (Full Story)
	Adult Spelling Bee Brings Competition 3 Comments Last Updated: 10:04 PM 10/27/09 - About 22 teams participated in the adult team spelling bee at P.S. Jones Middle School sponsored by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber Of Commerce. The fundraiser helps bring money to educational efforts in the county. (Full Story)
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