Education

Sarah Stevenson, who died Tuesday at 97, has shaped generations of Charlotteans with her leadership in education, politics and civic life.

When police descended on Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Ardrey Kell High last week, it was an example of what North Carolina officials say is a troubling trend: False reports of school shootings and other threats are on the rise.

It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. And this week we are looking at an ad attacking Gov. Roy Cooper.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has no chance of meeting its 2024 goal for graduates to be ready for college and careers. The superintendent proposes reducing the goal to match the current reality.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.

The details vary by location: Catawba County has Mama Bears instead of Moms for Liberty. Catawba’s book protests draw a lot of religious comments, while Mecklenburg’s strike a secular note. The two districts have different rules for challenging library and classroom material. But there are common threads to the book challenges taking place across the country.

Book ban battles in Catawba County Schools are drawing big, intense crowds as a "Mama Bear" school board member votes on challenges she has brought.

The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according to the PEN America report. Florida had more bans than any other state.

As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of "The Price You Pay For College."

Charlotte is once again getting a law school. Elon University this week announced it will offer the program next year as part of a satellite campus opening in South End. This and more on this week's BizWorthy.