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Need help with your magnet or charter school decisions? ¿Necesita ayuda escogiendo una escuela para su hijo/a?
Este mensaje se repite en español a continuación. Are you considering a magnet, Career & Technical Education track, or charter …
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These are tough times- and especially tough for parents! Dealing with running a household, working, and supporting your kids …
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Recursos para estudiantes de inglés como segunda lengua de DPS -Resources for DPS English Language Learners
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The Fall 2020 edition of We Grow Durham County, our quarterly newsletter, is hot off the presses! Dip in …
Kids Can Vote Too!
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Special Education Resources for Your Child - Recursos de educación especial para su hijo
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Durham County recently held a webinar with special education experts and advocates from Durham and …
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Fourth Virtual Field Day of 2020
Turf Tips: Review of Turfgrass Pest Issues in a Challenging Year We are hosting another virtual field day on October …
Consejos para mantener a los pequeños ocupados de forma independiente
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Where Are the Canning Jars? Is It 1975 All Over Again?
I hold cloudy memories of the 1970s. I remember that decade being aesthetically challenged, but what I most clearly …
Entrenamiento gratuito para ayudar a sus hijos a tener éxito en la escuela
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Food Safety Webinar Wednesday, August 19
Our own Peggy Kernodle will be a guest speaker during our weekly Gardening & Grub webinar. She’ll be discussing …
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