Durham City Council will discuss continuing its partnership with a local nonprofit at Monday evening’s meeting.
ON WRAL AND WRAL DOT COM. FROM THE CLOSING OF POLLS AT 7:30 PM. >> TONIGHT DURHAM CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS THE $150,000 ALLOCATION TO THE MADE IN DURHAM NON-PROFIT GROUP. THE GROUP IS FOCUSED ON HELPING DISCONNECTED YOUNG PEOPLE COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AND WORK IN A CAREER WITH A REMAINING SALARY. WRAL’S. MONICA CASEY HAS THE STORY. >> THE CITY OF DURHAM REPORTS LEARNING LOSS AND DROPOUT RATES ARE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THEY’RE HELPING THE NON-PROFIT MADE IN DURHAM TRANSFORM THESE NUMBERS. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LEONARDO WILLIAMS SAYS CONNECTING DURHAM YOUNG PEOPLE TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IS A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS OF VIOLENCE. WE HAVE GOT SOME PRIOR READING ADDED IN PART SO THAT WE ENSURE WE CAPTURE THIS ECONOMIC GROWTH WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN THE TRIANGLE, NON-PROFIT PARTNERS MADE IN DURHAM. BUT DURHAM, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DOMINIQUE OLIVER SAYS RIGHT NOW ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS SUFFER HIGHEST-KNOWN STUDENTS WE HAVE LESS ATTENDANCE SHOW A BLAST. THE CITY SAYS THE DROPOUT RATE IS RISING AND MADE IN DURHAM IS WORKING TO ENGAGE THOSE WHO NO LONGER SET FEET IN SCHOOL. LOOK AT WORKING WITH EDUCATORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO ASSESS THE EQUIVALENCE OF OTHER HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. >> TO TRY TO HELP GET ALL THESE STUDENTS BACK INTO AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. >> THE ASBL TRIES TO LINK CONTINUING TRAINING TO A CAREER. THERE IS A WAY FOR STUDENTS TO TRACK THEIR TRADITIONAL TRUCK SALES. JONES IS LEADING THE BUILDING LOCAL LIFE SCIENCES OR BOWLS INITIATIVE. IT IS FOCUSED ON CONNECTING TRIANGLE-BASED JOBS TO TRIAL-BASED TALENTS. >>WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE JOBS HERE AT DURHAM THAT ARE LICENSED PROGRAMS ARE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR RESIDENTS IN DURHAM. WE HAVE SO MANY OUT OF TOWN WHICH IS A GREAT THING, BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD. IT’S NEWS AND LOCAL TALENT. >> TONIGHT’S MEETING BEGINS AT 7 PM AND INCLUDES A LOOK AT NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET. MONICA CASEY, WRAL, NEWS IN DURHAM. >> ANOTHER $150,000 ON THE TABLE AS PART OF THIS FISCAL YEAR’S BUDGET. MADE IN DURHAM
