RALEIGH — Despite North Carolina State Superintendent Mark Johnson confirming the contract between the state and Istation, decided in June, the battle between two K-3 reading assessment tool vendors is not over. Amplify Education, the […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators have reached a compromise on doing away with more standardized testing in public schools. The House and Senate hammered out an agreement between competing bills and scheduled final votes on […]
The subway ride from Midtown Manhattan to Greenwich Village provides the perfect setting for observing a polyglot culture, but during last week’s trek I passed the time eavesdropping on a pair of coeds who were […]
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 […]
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