GREENSBORO — After being charged earlier in 2019, former Pfeiffer University CFO Jeffrey Plyler pleaded guilty to a felony charge of “making a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement.” Plyler agreed to a deal in exchange for his guilty […]
SEATTLE — The mastermind of a wide-ranging college admissions scandal set up a charity that wove a deep web of deception and fraud to mask bribes and payoffs, funneling millions of dollars through the tax-exempt […]
RALEIGH — A flurry of school safety-related bills filed in recent weeks includes a study bill which will look at the possibility of implementing mental health screenings for all K-12 students in the state. House […]
RALEIGH — The funding needed for school construction and capital needs is one step closer to reality as Senate Bill 5 heads to the House. However, the thinking in Raleigh on issues like school construction […]
RALEIGH — There is some confusion about a recently filed bill which changes the way schools are graded. House Bill 145 is titled “15-Point Scale For School Performance Grades,” and it alters a specific section […]
ASHEBORO — On Jan. 16, a deputy with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office spotted a 2006 Dodge Ram that matched the description of a stolen vehicle. The deputy turned on his blue lights and the […]
North Carolina has much to be proud of when it comes to the affordability of our higher education institutions. Even though average tuition and fees at four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. have risen […]
TAYLORSVILLE — A North Carolina school bus overturned after it was hit by a car on Monday, sending 13 middle school students to the hospital. Twelve of the students had minor injuries in the crash […]
CHARLOTTE — A lingering storm kept dumping immobilizing snow, sleet or freezing rain across North Carolina, leaving dangerously icy roads and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity across the South. Authorities urged people to […]
DURHAM —- The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics announced today the launch of The Ryden Program for Innovation and Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, made possible by a two million-dollar gift from alumnus Carl […]
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