The General Assembly will reconvene in November, and state education officials will ask lawmakers to help school districts pay for increasingly expensive diesel fuel for buses.

The chimney swift is a gray bird with a penchant for brick masonry. Many of them like to spend their nights near old CMS buildings — creating an unexpected conservation battleground.

Democrats won all three contested seats on the Cabarrus County school board Tuesday, reflecting the party's wins down the ballot in a historically Republican-dominated county.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools lottery opens today as the district prepares significant changes to its magnet system.

Colleges are trying to transform an admissions process that has often been daunting, secretive and stressful into an experience that's open, easier — and downright friendly.

Change is guaranteed on the Cabarrus County school board this year. Six candidates are running for three seats, and two of the three incumbents declined to seek reelection.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is weighing screen time limits in classrooms and will ask parents, teachers and students for their thoughts. The request comes after parents pushed for less tech in schools this year.

Parents have objected to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ plan to shift bell schedules to compensate for bus driver shortages. The district is slowing down to gather information and weigh options.

Across the U.S., nearly 230,000 students were referred to law enforcement during the 2017-18 school year. Black students and students with mental and physical disabilities were referred at nearly twice their share of the overall student population. That’s what a Center for Public Integrity analysis of U.S. Department of Education data found. In North Carolina and South Carolina, law enforcement was also brought in at higher rates when it came to Black and disabled students.