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Wake Technical Community College has been selected to lead a statewide overhaul of community college programs that aim to improve training in emerging green technologies.
The Wake Technical Community College Board of Trustees recently welcomed two new members.
At Johnston County's two new high schools, students have lunch breaks with a twist.
Employees honored
More students began classes at Wake Technical Community College this semester than any previous semester.
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More Johnston County students graduated from high school this past year, while Wake County's four-year graduation rate held steady.
The Johnston County Workforce Development Center will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an open house from 3 till 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. Light refreshments will be served, and tours of the building will be available.
The Johnston County school system has named its latest Living Legends. They are Anne Louise Cogdell, Edith Brown Creech and Worley Harr Keene.
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For the second straight year, Wake Technical Community College has been named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Johnston Community College has scheduled the following job-skills training sessions. For more information, contact Letitia Rawlinson at 209-2592 or by e-mail at llrawlinson@johnstoncc.edu.
Johnston Community College has scheduled the following classes.
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Most schools in Garner and western Johnston County met or exceeded academic-improvement standards this past school year.
Fewer schools in Wake and Johnston counties met federal No Child Left Behind standards this past school year, but students made strides in test scores.
This summer, Johnston Community College teamed up with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to offer Project WILD and Aquatic WILD, workshops that teach conservation principles for teacher renewal certification.
Timothy Hodges, president of the Johnston County chapter of the NAACP, said he wasn't surprised when he got arrested at a Wake school board meeting last week.
