New NC budget included provision that previously failed to pass, intended to make details of university sexual misconduct cases private.
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The newly approved state budget includes what officials describe as the largest teacher raises in 15 years. But the impact on teacher pay in North Carolina varies widely depending on experience.
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Officials estimate less than 1% of course sections will be eligible for Workforce Pell.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is rolling out a new app designed to help families track their students’ bus rides.
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Davidson College says it will offer free tuition to many low- and middle-income families beginning in the fall of 2027.
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Legislators left the 20-year initiative, which supported tens of thousands of community college students, out of the state budget.
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For the first time in 30 years, the Upperman family isn’t awarding any new scholarships at UNCW. Linda Upperman Smith said the way the university wanted to rewrite the language around the application wouldn’t have been in line with her father’s wishes.
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In May, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners approved the Gaston County Schools budget. Funding was kept flat from last year, and at about $54 million in operating costs, the county’s allocation fell short of the district’s request of about $60.4 million.
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As America prepares to celebrate 250 years, Winston-Salem is spotlighting residents who’ve spent a century watching history unfold.
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The building has been named to Irreplaceable America, the World Monuments Fund list of sites that have influenced the country’s unique history.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education’s recent suspension and investigation of Superintendent Crystal Hill has left her job in flux. Hill is the seventh superintendent in 15 years at CMS, and the lack of updates is leaving parents and teachers with a sense of déjà vu.
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The cost of the investigation into Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill won’t be clear until the investigation is finished.
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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is considering multiple updates to its code of conduct, including new offenses related to the use of cell phones and metal cups.