Harper Harrell was just eight years old and in third grade at E.K. Powe Elementary when life took an unexpected turn. “I had just gone back to third grade after masks and COVID f...

More Than Half of DPS Schools Earn A, B, C Grades Data from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction indicates that more Durham Public Schools are earning higher performance gra...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As part of our ongoing Dollars & Decisions series—our commitment to transparency and community understanding around school district finances—we want to keep you informed about a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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. ...