/tags/drop-out-rate Drop Out Rate en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:19:29 GMT /business-economy/2015-12-03/perils-and-promise-career-fair-forces-students-to-plan-early Like many rural counties, Vance County is not bustling with manufacturing jobs anymore.In fact, the largest employer in Vance County is the school… Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:19:29 GMT /business-economy/2015-12-03/perils-and-promise-career-fair-forces-students-to-plan-early Leoneda Inge /education/2015-11-09/perils-and-promise-vance-county-schools-find-success-in-the-career-academy Rural communities across North Carolina have been working hard to re-build their economies and prepare a future workforce.In Vance County, the public… Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:09:33 GMT /education/2015-11-09/perils-and-promise-vance-county-schools-find-success-in-the-career-academy Leoneda Inge /education/2015-10-13/perils-and-promise-western-vance-high-school-gives-students-a-second-chance Western Vance High School near Henderson is not your traditional high school. It’s a “second chance” school for students who could not find success at… Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:00:51 GMT /education/2015-10-13/perils-and-promise-western-vance-high-school-gives-students-a-second-chance Leoneda Inge /education/2015-10-12/perils-and-promise-educating-north-carolinas-rural-students Rural counties across the state are not experiencing the economic recovery underway in the Triangle, Triad or in the Charlotte Mecklenburg region. The… Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:05:15 GMT /education/2015-10-12/perils-and-promise-educating-north-carolinas-rural-students Leoneda Inge /education/2012-06-01/american-graduate-poetic-justice-part-1 ��������վ is part of the American Graduate Project. It’s a public media initiative looking at education and the drop out crisis in North Carolina. It’s a big… Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:05:00 GMT /education/2012-06-01/american-graduate-poetic-justice-part-1 ��������վ News Staff /education/2012-03-30/fixing-a-dropout-factory In 2009, Governor Bev Perdue and the State Department of Public Instruction took over the Halifax School System in Northeastern North Carolina. At the… Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT /education/2012-03-30/fixing-a-dropout-factory Dave DeWitt /education/2011-12-16/dropping-back-in North Carolina’s high school graduation rate is inching up. For the first time last year, the state ranked better than the national average. But still,… Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT /education/2011-12-16/dropping-back-in Dave DeWitt /education/2011-11-08/halifax-schools-beef-up-truancy-procedure Education officials in Halifax County are stepping up efforts to hold parents accountable for student attendance. The county court system will host… Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:10:00 GMT /education/2011-11-08/halifax-schools-beef-up-truancy-procedure Will Michaels