Are you ready for the solar eclipse on Monday?

Recruitment Fair: Bus Drivers, School Nutrition, Community Ed and Subs

Come work for DPS!

Walking through Virtual Reality

Stories Come to Life at Three DPS Middle Schools

Schools and community band together to promote summer reading

Read together as a family and help keep the joy and wonder of reading alive until the new school year begins!

An Update from the Office of Equity Affairs

DPS Instructional Assistants of the Year

R.N. Harris Elementary’s Kirtina Jones is DPS’s Teacher of the Year

Volunteers Needed to Proctor Exams

The end-of-year testing season presents our schools with a huge challenge: the need to find volunteers to help proctor exams.

DPS Names 2018 Teacher of the Year Finalists

2017 DPS Media Coordinator of the Year from Lakewood Montessori

DPS Wins Three NCHSAA Awards

Scholars-At-Work Program Sends Students to Work for Spring Break

DPS Names 2018 Teacher of the Year Semifinalists

DPS Names 2017 School Counselor and Social Worker of the Year

Durham Public Schools earns accreditation recommendation

Task force to present plan for universal pre-kindergarten in Durham

DPS to Host Northern Durham Schools Showcase

Saturday, May 13 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Lucas Middle School

School board takes up question of finding DPS’s next superintendent

“The most important thing a board does is choose a superintendent,” said chair Mike Lee as members of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education began discussing how to accomplish that task at a specially called meeting Wednesday, April 19.

Early College Awareness, Saturday, April 22nd

Award Winning Doctor Visits CMA

DPS Middle Schools Go to Work

Superintendent Bert L'Homme to Retire

DPS CAREER-READINESS FAIR PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CAREERS

Y.E. Smith AIG Students Participate in Cultural Exchange

Kindergarten Registration Week!

Hillside AP Named DPS Assistant Principal of the Year

R.N. Harris Elementary Wins National Urban Schools Award

The National Center for Urban School Transformation has named R.N. Harris Integrated Arts/Core Knowledge Magnet School one of 27 winners of the 2017 America’s Best Urban Schools Award.

DPS Holds First Modern Woodmen Speech Contest

DPS Teacher Named Southern District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year

Rogers-Herr Middle Named School to Watch

Three DPS Magnet Schools Take National Honors

Statement from Board Chair about International Women's Day

2017 Math Fair Winners

2017 Middle School Battle of the Books Winners

CMA Hosts Black History Month Speaker

Lowe's Grove Principal Named 2017 NCMLE Administrator to Watch

National School Counseling Week: February 6-10, 2017

Mark your calendars: An Evening of Entertainment Friday, March 3

Jordan High School to launch Distinguished Speaker Series

Northern High Hosts Orchestra Festival

DPS Response to Concerns about Immigration Enforcement

DPS Advanced Academics and Secondary Mathematics Department MathCounts Competition

Feb. 2 School board work session at Eno Valley

Creekside Elementary holds "Science Week at the Creek"

Durham Public Schools begins redistricting study

As a response to changing population trends in Durham County, Durham Public Schools is beginning a study that may lead to some changed school assignments in the 2018-19 school year.

Food & Menu Changes

Due to schools being closed and no food deliveries being made, School Nutrition Services will need to make changes to the menus until Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Dec. 15 Board Meeting Canceled

Published Durham writers teach the next generation at Githens Middle

“You have to promise me that you won’t tell your friends these secrets,” Durham crime novelist Katy Munger told the classroom.

DSA Students Perform at DPAC with The Piano Guys

Eight Durham School of the Arts Orchestra violin students were selected to perform with The Piano Guys at their sold out DPAC event on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Hillside High Dance Ensemble Wins State Title

Hillside High School's Dance Ensemble was crowned state champions at the state finals of Art Showcase and the NC Dance Ensemble Competition.

Holt Performs "The Collision: Technology Meets Arts"

DPS Hiring Teachers, School Psychologist

All of our students deserve an outstanding education – one that helps them discover their interests, hone their talents, follow their dreams and reach their full potential. We always need outstanding teachers and staff to make this happen.

Early College High Receives $10,000 Grant

J.D. Clement Early College High School received a grant from bestselling author James Patterson to support its school library.

CMA HOSA Students Compete at State Conference

Southern Students Grow Agribusiness

DPS chooses new senior leader to champion equity and opportunity for all students

A Message to DPS Families

Durham Public Schools is a welcoming, safe and supportive school system for ALL of our families...

Gloria Woods-Weeks Named Durham Public Schools 2017 Principal of the Year

George Faison, Broadway’s First African American to win a Tony Award for Best Choreography, to appear at Hillside’s Opening Night Gala of THE WIZ

City of Medicine Academy Students “Put on the Pink” for Breast Cancer Awareness

“Several members of our faculty and student body have been touched by cancer. Our students are phenomenal. They learn about this in their science classes—the mechanisms of cancer—but also in their health sciences classes about patient care, treatment, and compassion.”

DSA Students Walk into the World of Virtual Reality

Meet the National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists from Durham Public Schools

Solar Panel at Jordan Brightens Minds

Lowe's Grove Students Take Initiative

Umstead named to DPS Board of Education

On their first straw-poll ballot, members of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education appointed Bettina Umstead to a seat representing District 2.

Ukraine Administrators Visit Northern High

Neal Students Place in Top 3 at International Competition

We need your input!

The Durham Public School system is engaged in an ongoing continuous improvement process called district accreditation. Every five years, the district participates in an external review in order to achieve accreditation and input from parents is an integral part of this process.

Applicants for Board District 2 Vacancy Announced

Thirteen people applied to serve on the Durham Public Schools Board of Education in the vacant District 2 seat.

Rogers-Herr Students Support Others

BASF, Cisco Step Up to Serve at Neal Middle

Four Schools Recognized as Healthiest in America

2015-16 academic results: Progress, but "We have to do more"

Two Durham Public Schools specialty high schools targeting minority achievement, J.D. Clement Early College High School and City of Medicine Academy, were able to boast both a 100 percent on-time graduation rate and an “A+” School Performance Grade in academic results released Sept. 1 for the 2015-16 school year.

Early College High Students Rack Up 200+ Volunteer Hours

Board extends Superintendent L’Homme’s contract

New health assessment requirements for children new to public schools

Hillside SGA Takes the Lead

Graduation dates set for 2016-17

DPS receives financial reporting awards

Durham Public Schools was one of only 12 North Carolina school districts, and the largest in the state, to receive all three awards presented at the State Board of Education’s Finance and Business Services Summer Conference this year.

DPS Educator Participates In Exclusive Discovery Education Professional Development Event

Fresh on the plate: More DPS schools selected for USDA fruit and veggie program

Holt Teacher Named Global Educator of the Year

New Board Leadership Takes Office

Most Outstanding Beginning Teachers of the Year

Lowes Grove Awarded US2020 School of the Year for STEM Programs

Four Named Counselors of the Year

From Hillside, Southwest, Githens and Jordan, they exemplify the leadership, compassion and professionalism of our counselors working throughout the district.

Justine Daniel of Githens Middle Wins 2017 Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Mrs. Justine Daniel, language arts teacher at Githens Middle School, for winning the DPS 2017 Teacher of the Year!

JD Clement Early College Teacher Named National Educator of the Year by DePauw University

Science teacher Mr. Holsopple in the recipient of the award presented by the University's Honor Scholar Program.

More Gates Millennium Scholars from Hillside

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Negro College Fund have announced that that Anthony Teachey and Tamontae Stanton-Jones, two Hillside High School seniors, have been named Gates Millennium Scholars in the final year of the program.

Four DPS Magnets Receive National Merit Awards

CMA Psych Teacher Wins National Award for Excellence

Steve Jones stands out because of his deep knowledge, humble personality and cast social media presence, the APA says.

DPS Teachers Earn Elite Kenan Fellowships

Five Durham Public Schools teachers will spend the summer interning with experts in STEM fields...

DSA, CMA Ranked on National "Best of" List

Durham Public Schools once again earned national attention after two of our high schools were ranked as the Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report.

2017 DPS Teacher of the Year Finalists

School, churches work together to attack achievement gaps

Alton Brown Demystifies Popcorn for Students at Fayetteville Street

As more than 300 Fayetteville Street Elementary pre-K through fifth grade students filed into the auditorium, and saw Alton Brown on the stage, one pre-k student was overheard telling her friend, “Oh I know who that is! I bet he makes good cookies!”

Budget Documents Posted

Access the budget documents presented by Superintendent L'Homme at the April 14 meeting

Jordan Rocketry Team Presenting at White House Science Fair

Five Jordan High School students and their physics teacher Dr. Jeffrey LaCosse left at 4:30 this morning headed north to Washington, DC, for a once-in-a-lifetime honor.

DSA Students Qualify for National Thespian Conference

Durham School of the Arts students competed in the North Carolina International Thespian Conference State Conference in Greensboro.

Durham County School Board Member, Natalie Beyer, is a Recipient of the 2016 NCAE President’s Award

DPS schools make their mark in the Science Olympiad

Holocaust Survivor Visits Rogers-Herr

Pearsontown wins Elementary Battle of the Books

Congratulations to Pearsontown Magnet Elementary for winning first place in this year’s Battle of the Books held at the Durham Public Schools Staff Development Center.

Three DPS Students to Compete in State National Geographic Bee

Three Durham Public Schools students, including a fifth grader, will compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Friday, April 1, in Charlotte.

Lakewood Elementary PTA Mobilizes Community to Win $1,000

Friends of Lakewood Elementary PTA, the first­year PTA for Lakewood Elementary School, is the winner of the “Box Tops for Education Farm Fresh Sweepstakes” sponsored by General Mills Sales, Inc.

Bethesda Elementary hosts a Celebration of African American Literature

In honor of Black History Month and Read Across America, members of Bethesda Elementary Student Leadership group held a special read-in event “A Celebration of African American Literature” on March 2nd.

National Merit Awards Presented to Four DPS Magnet Schools

Four of our Durham Public Schools magnet schools won national merit awards from Magnet Schools of America. The organization selects magnet schools from around the country to be recognized as Schools of Distinction and Schools of Excellence.

DPS Redesigns New Website with Parents in Mind

Durham Public Schools today launched a new version of its website, www.dpsnc.net, featuring a data-driven redesign with parents and community members in mind.

Magnet Lottery Results Available

The results of the magnet school and CTE pathways application lottery are now available! Click here to get the link.

Jordan Gymnast Places First in State; Team Places Third

Jordan High School’s Drew Grantham won the North Carolina small high school team individual all-around gymnastics title in January and helped lead the Jordan team to third in the state.

Four DPS Middle Schools Named "Schools to Watch"

Carrington, Githens, Lakewood Montessori and Rogers-Herr Middle Schools have each been named a 2016 National School to Watch by The Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. Each of these schools has been recognized for providing a superior learning environment for every student.