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Pitt County Schools: Laying the Educational Foundation from Cradle to Career
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Pitt County Schools are laying the educational foundation from the cradle to careers. Listen to businesses and parents talk about the opportunities that are provided by our local public schools.  View video here: https://youtu.be/JESotBTnHRg
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No child should be a stranger to books
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Sunday, August 27, 2017 This is an important figure to consider as students start their new year on Monday: Almost half of third graders in Pitt County Schools are not able to read at grade level.   That’s somewhere in the neighborhood of 900…
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Funding ends for effort that prepares rising fifth-graders
Thursday, August 3, 2017
By Sharieka BotexThe Daily Reflector Saturday, July 22, 2017 A summer enrichment program that has worked to help rising sixth-graders make a successful transition to middle school for 11 years is out of funding and its future remains uncertain.…
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Students see success
Thursday, August 3, 2017
By Sharieka BotexThe Daily Reflector Saturday, July 22, 2017 Students who graduated this week from a summer academy that prepped them for the jump to middle school are leaving the program better students and better people, the graduates and their…
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The power of learning how to read: Imagination Library partners help words leap from the page
Thursday, August 3, 2017
By Ginger Livingston Sunday, July 16, 2017 There is magic and adventure in books, but none of it exists unless the cover is opened and the words are read. A community program aimed at getting books into the homes of Pitt County children also is…
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Student academy helps keep students on track toward graduation
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
GREENVILLE, Pitt County - Everyone remembers how nervous they were when they were moving from elementary to middle school. Going to middle school can be nerve-wracking, especially when you hear you'll have to learn new things like Algebra. On the…
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United Way Investment Plan
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
United Way works closely with our partner agencies to ensure that your generous donations are carefully and thoughtfully put to good use to help increase the local kindergarten readiness and graduation rates. Each year, dedicated volunteers make…
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Challenging year for United Way countered by accomplishments
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Wednesday’s annual meeting of the United Way of Pitt County gave the organization’s board members and community supporters a portion of reality with their lunch — and a taste of the power a united community has to rise…
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