Newton-Conover Health Science High School wins recognition as one of North Carolina’s leading innovative high schools, receiving the annual Innovator Award from the North Carolina New Schools Project. Read more.

Gov. Bev Perdue urges continued support for North Carolina's early college high schools in a recent video blog. "Early college programs are critical to the future," she says. "Early college is a definite tool that works in a 21st century economy."

 

The role of technology in high school innovation is explored during two-day leadership conference April 2-3 in Chapel Hill. Learn more.

 

Davie County Early College High School featured as an example of “what’s right in our schools” by local newscast. Learn more.

 

Innovative high schools in Caldwell, Durham and Wayne counties will be three of four “learning laboratories” to showcase high school transformation in North Carolina. Read more.

 

New national report finds many parents dissatisfied with how well high schools are challenging their children. Read more.

 

GlaxoSmithKline gives $515,000 grant to North Carolina New Schools Project to help 10 innovative high schools focusing on science, technology, engineering and math. Read more.

 

Learn and Earn early college high school initiative wins Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Read more.

Only 70 out of 100 9th graders who start high school in North Carolina end up graduating. Learn more

 

Scotland County has transformed its only traditional high school into several innovative schools. Learn more.