Testing is something that has brought students together in recent years, especially as more and more emphasis is put on students’ end of grade test scores, not only for the students but for the schools as well. Students like the 4th grader Sara Rusi struggle with the environment of testing in the classroom. As she described […]
Effects of poverty on WNC children’s education
May 31, 2015 by
“Growing up in a family living in poverty or near poverty negatively impacts a child’s health throughout his or her life,” according to NCChild’s 2014 Child Health Report Card. In the same report it also says that “education and health outcomes are also tightly intertwined; success in school and the number of years of schooling impact health […]
Fun fall festival is coming to Cullowhee
September 21, 2014 by
Press Release of CVS PTA The Cullowhee Valley School Parents/Teachers Association is hosting its annual festival from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, at Cullowhee Valley School. The event aims to raise money for the Cullowhee Valley School PTA to be used for school projects and equipment purchases throughout the year. “We have a committee […]
Hoss Howard Band to perform local benefit concert
February 15, 2013 by
Jeff “Hoss” Howard and his Hoss Howard Band will perform a benefit concert at the Cullowhee Valley School on Saturday, Feb. 23. Doors open at 6 p.m. and prizes will be announced at 6:30 p.m. The Hoss Howard Band plays southern rock and country style music. In May 2012, the band embarked on a mini-tour […]
Effects of budget cuts in education visible in Western North Carolina
April 19, 2012 by
Since the economic downturn of 2008, state and federal budgets have been re-worked and reduced, in the hopes of saving money while still funding important public programs such as education. Although funding for public education has always been an issue of public debate, as budgets were reduced across the board, education has taken some of […]
