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Local schools will star in Digital Learning Day
It’s National Digital Learning Day, and the Mooresville Graded School District will play a prominent role through teacher participation, live interviews and a live stream from a high school classroom with dignitaries from Washington, D.C.
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Local schools say they have a head start in meal improvements
Iredell County’s two public school districts feel they are ahead of the curve in meeting the stricter school meal standards announced last week by the federal government.
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MCC poised to pick new president
Mitchell Community College will have a new president tonight.
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Apple salutes MGSD's use of MacBook Air
The Mooresville Graded School District has been named an Apple Distinguished Program for its “outstanding use of MacBook Air (laptop computers) as a tool” to help increase student achievement.
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'Yes' on tax hike, speakers tell Mooresville school board
The proposed increase in the Mooresville Graded School District’s supplemental property tax rate received no opposition when it was presented to the school board Tuesday night, and four members of the public spoke in favor of it.
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Mooresville residents support tax increase proposal
Several Mooresville residents and parents within the Mooresville Graded School District spoke in support of a proposal to increase the tax rate at Tuesday nights school board meeting.
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Mentors helping to 'Change a Life'
This month marks the 11th anniversary of National Mentoring Month, an annual media campaign to recruit volunteer mentors for young people.
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Mooresville superintendent seeks 4-cent hike in school tax rate
Declaring that "we don't have a choice" in the face of a $1.4 million deficit, Supt. Mark Edwards of the Mooresville Graded School District says he will ask the board of education Tuesday for a four-cent increase in the district's supplemental property tax rate.
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Over three years, MGSD has suffered $4.6 million in reductions
The dilemma is clear for the Mooresville Graded School District, says Supt. Mark Edwards.
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Program seeks to put students on a level playing field
At Park View Elementary School, teacher Julie Buda’s third-grade classroom is wrapping up an eight-week involvement in a global project called Flat Classroom.
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MGSD joins elite group to study 'new media' in the classroom
The Mooresville Graded School District and 12 other districts across the country have been chosen to participate in a collaborative effort for sharing experiences, challenges and best practices for innovative uses of new media in K-12 education.
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A League of Learning
Leaders in education and technology across the country brought their knowledge and ideas to Mooresville this week for the inaugural gathering of the League of Innovative Schools.
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College fair will spotlight opportunities for minorities
Mooresville High School’s efforts to increase post-graduation educational opportunities for minority students will be trumpeted Tuesday when the school hosts its first Historically Black Colleges and Universities Fair.
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Seventh-graders: Essay contest down to final hours
Attention Iredell County seventh-graders: Would you like to win an iPad and a ride in a hot-air balloon? If so, it's time to get writing.
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Schools' digital 'league' to launch in Mooresville
During a White House launch of the national Digital Promise initiative on Sept. 16, Mooresville Graded School District Supt. Mark Edwards and 100 other school and business leaders from across the country compared notes on learning technologies in a conference hosted by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
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'Reels and Wheels' will rocket students toward Space Camp
For the past eight years, the Mooresville Graded School District has sponsored various fundraisers to send students to Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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MGSD laptops back on-line
A software problem that caused about 700 student and faculty laptop computers to crash late last week was solved over the weekend, and all of the laptops have been repaired, Mooresville Graded School district officials reported Monday.
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High school's PTSO looks to expand, 'spread the work'
Hoping to get more parents involved at Mooresville High School, interim principal Michael Royal is looking to make the school’s Parent Teacher Student Organization more relevant.
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Mooresville schools unveil their improvement plans
School improvement plans were a hot topic at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education, as principals laid out their schools’ goals and strategies.
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Consultant will help in search for MCC's next leader
The search for Mitchell Community College’s replacement for retiring President Dr. Doug Eason began, unofficially, Wednesday at the college’s Board of Trustees monthly meeting at the Kirkman House.
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Supt. takes MGSD's advances to White House
Mooresville Graded School District Superintendent Mark Edwards will make his second trip to the White House today, this time to discuss education technology.
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MGSD makes big jump in attendance
Student attendance is on the rise in Mooresville schools after the district ranked ninth out of 115 school districts in the state for the 2010-11 school year.
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MCC president Eason retiring at end of year
After more than two decades on the job, Douglas Eason is stepping down as president of Mitchell Community College.
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MCC's Continuing Education aims to broaden horizons
Roberto Gonzalez is taking steps toward finding a job that pays well.
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Despite shortfall, Bible classes back for 18th year
Bible classes will again be a part of the Mooresville High School curriculum this school year, despite a budget shortfall within the program.
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