Category: News
CBS 17 Covers EPiC’s Community Conversations About School Discipline
Posted on November 20, 2024
Content below from CBS 17. See the original piece here. Black students in North Carolina suspended and expelled at higher rates, study shows DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Some central North Carolina parents received a reality check Wednesday night on discipline with Black students the state. A study posted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction…
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ABC 11 Covers EPiC’s Community Conversations About Discipline Disparities
Posted on November 20, 2024
Content below from ABC 11. See the full segment and original article here. Durham community centers discussions on decreasing crime, providing equitable learning environments DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — The people of Durham are diving into tough topics and are looking at solutions to provide equitable learning environments and decrease crime across the city. Many believe…
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ABC 11 Features EPiC’s Community Conversation with Black Men
Posted on June 1, 2024
Content below from ABC 11. See their original story and watch the news segment here. Workshop helps Black fathers support the mental health of their children DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — While many people enjoyed a gorgeous Saturday outdoors, nearly a dozen men spent hours indoors. They were fathers, father figures, and caregivers who attended a…
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EPiC Featured in ABC 11 Coverage of Inequities in Suspension and Expulsion Rates
Posted on December 5, 2023
Content below from WRAL News. Access the original segment and article here. Black students in Durham schools suspended & expelled at much higher rates, study shows Community members in Durham held a meeting Tuesday evening to discuss discipline disparities experienced by Black students in Durham County. Community members in Durham held a meeting Tuesday evening…
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Spectrum News 1 Features EPiC’s Efforts Around the Gifted Program
Posted on October 25, 2023
Content below from Spectrum News. See the original article and accompanying video segment here. Durham nonprofit working to increase diversity in academically gifted program DURHAM, N.C. — One Durham nonprofit is working to increase the number of Black students enrolled in the state’s Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Program. According to April 2022-2023 data from the N.C. Department…
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Local News Asks ‘Why Aren’t There More Black Students in Gifted Programs?’
Posted on October 17, 2023
Content below is from WRAL News. See the news segment and article at their original listing here. Less than one in 10 students in Durham’s gifted program are Black despite diverse district, data shows Parents with EPiC are meeting to talk with parents about increasing access to advanced coursework. When Jovania Lewis talks with parents…
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EdNC Features EPiC in Article on Preschool Discipline
Posted on September 15, 2023
Content below from EdNC. Read the full write-up here. An EPiC model for eliminating exclusionary discipline in preschool For the past year, two organizations — EPiC (Empowered Parents in Community) and we are (working to extend anti-racist education) — have been part of a collaboration designed to eliminate the use of exclusionary discipline for preschool…
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EPiC’s Community Conversations featured on ABC 11
Posted on May 13, 2023
Content below from ABC 11. Watch the news clip and read the original article here. Local organization in Durham hosts workshop to support student mental health DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Community members, parents, and local organizations came together Saturday at the South Regional Library in Durham for a workshop all about supporting student mental health…
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