
August 28, 2025
Aidan Brown is a self-proclaimed lifelong learner who plans to build on the academic and fine arts preparation he’s receiving at the School for Creative Studies. After graduation...

August 27, 2025
Durham Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department is proud to host ACCELER8 2025 on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Durham...

August 26, 2025
The Whitted School, a proud Durham Pre-K site, still has seats available for the upcoming school year! We are a high-quality preschool program dedicated to preparing chi...

August 15, 2025
Rob Weldon Principal, E.K. Powe Elementary Rob Weldon has been selected as the next principal of E.K. Powe Elementary School. Weldon’s career with Durham Public Schools spa...

August 15, 2025
Dear Durham Public Schools Families and Staff, As part of our ongoing Dollars & Decisions series—our commitment to transparency and community understanding around school distric...

August 15, 2025
Beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, Durham Public Schools will implement an Annual Technology Fee to help maintain, repair, and replace student devices, as well as su...

August 14, 2025
Stay on top of every school event without flipping through paper calendars. Our digital iCal versions of the Durham Public Schools Traditional, Year-Round, and Comprehensive Inno...

July 11, 2025
📘 The 2025-26 Back to School Guide is Here! We’re excited to welcome students and families to a brand-new school year at Durham Public Schools! 🎒 Our Back to School Guide h...

July 2, 2025
Attention families who have students starting kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year! DPS has some important information you need to know to get your child properly enrolled an...

June 27, 2025
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education has approved central services leadership appointments for the 2025-26 school year. Kenneth Barnes Chief Operating Officer Ke...

June 27, 2025
Durham Public Schools (DPS) has officially opened enrollment for new students entering the 2025–2026 school year. If you're a parent or guardian who submitted an Intent to Enroll...

June 23, 2025
Jordan High School alumna Kara (pronounced Carr-a) Brothers has fond and lasting memories of being a student in the Durham Public Schools. Those memories, coupled with her own sen...

June 13, 2025
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June 13, 2025
The Durham Public School Class of 2025 has earned $72,233,439.83 in scholarships this year– $4,883,157.97 more than last year’s award total. Southern School of Energy and Sustain...

June 11, 2025
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education has approved recommendations for school and central services leadership positions. Dr. Quincey Farmer Pr...

May 29, 2025
Joshua Suiter, 2018 graduate of the historic Hillside High School, says his loving but firm fifth grade Pearsontown Elementary Schools teacher, now Dr. Tawauna Stewart, set the to...

May 28, 2025
Rogers-Herr Middle School has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Forest at Duke to enhance student learning across all subjects using key digital educational resources and tech...

May 27, 2025
Across Durham Public Schools, graduation caps are being decorated, final projects turned in, and big decisions made about what comes next. For the Class of 2025, this moment is m...

May 27, 2025
W.G. Pearson Elementary School is one of 220 schools from 38 states across the country to receive a $5,000 grant through the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries . W.G. ...

The Durham Public Schools Board of Education has approved new leadership for Hope Valley Elementary.
May 23, 2025
Ingrid Whitaker Principal, Hope Valley Elementary Ingrid Whitaker has been named principal at Hope Valley Elementary School, effective July 1, 2025. She succeeds Jed Miller ...