Education in trouble

North Gaston physical science and chemistry teacher Elizabeth Leonard poses with the smart board in her classroom on Wednesday June 1, 2011. Leonard received a pink slip informing her she may not have a job next year despite being named the Gaston County Schools New Teacher of the Year.

Cheryl Virgil, left, a pre-kindergarten educator who works with autistic children, gets fired up while speaking at the "Save Our Schools" rally held by the Gaston County Democratic Party in front of the Gaston County Courthouse on Thursday May 26, 2011.

iPod Class

Teacher Corey Waugaman works with his second-grade students June 3 at Stocks Elementary in Tarboro using educational applications on ipod touches that were provided through an Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant.