By Lisa Boone-Wood, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Jul. 11--Catherine Powell hasn't always been a teacher, but she has worked in schools most of her career.

By Danielle Deaver, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. May 5--Ninth-grade students will get a few extra days in August to make new friends, figure out their locker combinations and find their way around their new schools before the upperclassmen arrive.

By Ericka Mellon, Houston Chronicle Dec. 1--Three Houston high schools are ranked among the nation's top 100 in a list released Friday by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine, known for ranking colleges, judged public high schools for the first time this year.

By Danielle Deaver, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Aug. 26--When doors open in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools on Monday, the third floor of Carver High School will feature a new academy intended to encourage students to find careers in math and science.

By Danielle Deaver, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Jun.