By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Jul. 31--The Alamance-Burlington School System, backed by the U.S. Department of Justice, asked a federal judge to rule that the system has fulfilled its obligation to desegregate local schools.

By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Jul. 26--Six teachers in the Alamance-Burlington School System are finalists for the system's Gold Star Teacher of the Year award. The winner will be announced Sept. 10.

By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Apr. 11--Members of the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education weren't happy when a request to change the starting and ending dates for the academic year at Cummings High School was turned down by the state.

By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Mar. 14--Alamance-Burlington Board of Education members this week discussed the dropout rate among local students, which increased slightly in 2006-07. Previously reported information released by the N.C.

By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Jan. 29--If a decision by the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education is approved by the state, Eastlawn and Haw River elementary schools will switch to a year-round schedule starting in July.