The Burke County Board of Education voted Monday to demolish Chesterfield Elementary School rather than risk the vacant building being purchased by a charter school, ending months of debate over the future of the property.
From parent anger at the lack of communication to Drexel’s mayor denying rumors about the Hallyburton Academy building, Monday’s Burke County Board of Education meeting drew public comments for nearly an hour.
A $2.5 million grant is giving an HVAC system at Freedom High School a long-overdue facelift, freeing up and redirecting hundreds of thousands in district funds to other projects.
Across Burke County, several small businesses and churches picked up the slack in community support, offering free meals to anyone who presented a SNAP/EBT card.
Burke County’s school board voted to extend Superintendent Mike Swan's contract for another year without a raise and granted five extra personal-leave days.
The Burke County Board of Education unanimously voted to recommend teachers use paper and pen instruction as the primary mode of learning, limiting technology use to activities with clear instructional advantages.Â
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