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<p>Learn more about our November DPS Alumni of the Month, Pilar Hurtado (JD Clement ‘22)!</p>

On Friday, the school board met to determine next steps for classified staff pay. The passion and dedication displayed by our community members in that meeting was undeniable, and we share in the disappointment that key issues were not fully addressed. 

Durham is going through an incredibly challenging time. Hear from DPS Foundation’s Executive Director about the current crisis.

Each year, DPSF holds a grants cycle where we are giving funding directly to schools to lead the charge with their ideas. This year we awarded...

After five years of galvanizing community support for public schools and building DPS Foundation (DPSF) from idea to a vital reality, founding executive director Magan Gonzales-Smith has shared that she will be stepping aside on July 31, 2023.&nbsp; Longtime education advocate, Durham native, and current Deputy Executive Director Erika Reese Wilkins will take the helm as the next leader.

It’s been one year since WHOLE Schools launched. We’re sharing what we accomplished in 2022, and the road ahead in 2023 and beyond.

On May 11, 2022, the Durham Public Schools Foundation will launch Corporate Leaders for Public Education, a new network of companies that are collaborating with the Foundation and DPS to build strategic corporate partnerships with our public school district.

The Durham Public Schools Foundation (DPSF) has launched a partnership with Duke University Health Systems (DUHS) and Durham Public Schools (DPS) to focus on urgent mental health needs of public school communities. The WHOLE Schools Campaign (Wellness | Healing | Opportunity | Learning | Equity) is creating new ways for the school environment to be a holistic, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive support system for everyone.

Last Monday, seven DPS principals logged on to a Zoom call to hear from and support each other. They talked about the challenges they are facing with reopening school in the midst of a pandemic to and how to make decisions in a way that is inclusive of many different opinions and expectations.

Durham Public Schools Foundation and Durham Public Schools Scholarship Foundation have merged, a move that strengthens two organizations whose missions align and whose programs reach across Durham Public Schools. The work of the DPS Scholarship Foundation will continue as programs of DPS Foundation, and the 2021 Scholarship Application has just la...

DPS Foundation is teaming up with Duke University and Duke Health’s “Doing Good” employee giving program to provide rapid response funds to…

The DPS Foundation has worked closely with the school system and other community partners to allocate campaign funds raised to the most urgent digital equity areas of need. Already, Campaign funds have been deployed to:

A free conference for youth to engage with their peers around pressing social justice issues.

We are so pleased to welcome Brianna Kennedy as our new Director of Programs. In this role, Brianna will help our young and growing organization develop and implement strategies that accelerate the transformation of Durham Public Schools for success and equity for every student.

DPSF is launching 3 initiatives to galvanize financial and non-financial community resources to support our students, families and educators through this crisis. We need your help in three areas:</p>

When schools closed this spring, we jumped into action to ensure all students had meals, and we saw an incredible response with over 2,200 individuals and businesses contributing. Now, we’re calling on the community to rally again so that every student has access to digital instruction.

We are thrilled to welcome Xavier Cason as our new Director of Community Schools and School Transformation.

We’re reflecting on the past three weeks of Durham FEAST---how much support has been put in place, and how much there is still to do. So many people in Durham have been involved in this effort. Thanks to all of our work, we have been able to care for our students. Here's ...

The Durham Public Schools Foundation (DPS Foundation) is announcing an initiative to deliver prepared meals, produce, canned goods, books, and other supplies to 1,500 DPS families on a weekly basis for at least the next two months. This effort is made possible by support from Biogen Foundation, Pacific Western Bank, MC Taylor and Hiss Golden Messenger, Merge Records, Mayor Steve Schewel and his wife Lao Rubert, and 1,085 community members who have made donations over the past

A week and a half ago DPS announced that schools would be closing. Since that moment, our community has come together in an incredible demonstration of support and caring for each other. Since we emailed about urgently needed funds for students impacted by school closures, <strong>841 people have given $112,412! </strong>We are amazed by this outpouring of care for and from our community. There are two priorities for these funds.</p>