RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers on the North Carolina House Oversight Committee heavily criticized officials from Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools over the district’s apparent failure to follow the state’s Parents’ Bill of Rights law during a hearing […]
RALEIGH — The Wake County School Board chose a Wake County Democrat Party official to fill the remainder of former board member Lindsay Mahaffey, who abruptly resigned in August. Jennifer G. Job (pronounced Joe-buh) is […]
NEW YORK — Young jobseekers, challenged by a rapidly changing labor market, are having a tough time. The U.S. unemployment rate for 22- to 27-year-old degree holders is the highest in a dozen years outside […]
RALEIGH — The School of Civic Life and Leadership, a relatively new school of civics at UNC Chapel Hill, obtained a grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will be used to launch “Summer […]
RALEIGH — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results released Tuesday from […]
ASHEBORO — In a young person’s wildest dreams, school might take place at the zoo — passing giraffes and animal exhibits to spend the day learning with the resources of the world’s largest natural habitat […]
RALEIGH — Bill passage ramped up last week ahead of the upcoming May 8 crossover deadline, whereby bills need to be passed by at least one chamber to be considered for enactment by the legislature. […]
NEW ORLEANS — Each spring, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is known for hosting some of the world’s most famous jazz, funk and rock acts. Yet it’s also become a showcase for lesser-known […]
RALEIGH — A Durham charter school facing imminent closure received a lifeline this week from the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB). The CSRB voted on Monday, April 7, to grant a three-year renewal to the Community […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s public schools saw a decrease in teacher attrition during the 2023-24 school year, according to the State of the Teaching Profession report presented to the State Board of Education. The attrition […]
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