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Last updated 3:52AM ET
November 21, 2009 Learning
Learning
Preserving the Past: NC's Rosenwald Schools
Wilmington, NC
(2009-04-17)
In the early 1900s, Booker T. Washington and a philanthropist named Julius Rosenwald helped set up Rosenwald schools for children in rural black communities. Together they built more than 5,000 of them in 15 states. North Carolina was home to more of these mostly one-room school houses than any other state. WHQR's Michelle Bliss reports on how the deterioration of these historic sites has prompted pleas for preservation.
Let's Talk About Sex
Wilmington, NC
(2009-04-06)
Last year, the number of chlamydia cases in North Carolina spiked by nearly 7,000.
Army Helps Dropouts Earn GED
Wilmington, NC
(2009-03-11)
A pilot program at the Army's Fort Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina is offering high school dropouts a chance to earn their GED for free in exchange for their service. The Army hopes this program will keep their enlistment numbers steady as the wars overseas continue.
FAFSA Day at UNCW
Wilmington, NC
(2009-02-20)
Students and parents facing that pesky financial aid paperwork can get professional help for free tomorrow.
More Kids Graduating in Pender Co.
Wilmington, NC
(2009-02-06)
North Carolina's high school dropout rates for last school year were just released and Pender County has the lowest dropout rate it's seen in more than five years.
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