James Farrell
Education ReporterJames Farrell is WFAE's education reporter. Farrell has served as a reporter for several print publications in Buffalo, N.Y., and weekend anchor at WBFO Buffalo Toronto Public Media. Most recently he has served as a breaking news reporter for Forbes.
Farrell has an undergraduate degree from Boston College and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.
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A group of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools parents is calling for more play in kindergarten classrooms, pointing to research on its benefits and to a similar effort underway in nearby Cabarrus County. -
Leaders with Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools warned that a state proposal to limit property tax increases would strain future budgets. -
South Carolina lawmakers are considering a temporary tweak to the state’s school voucher program after learning some homeschooled students were being awarded money — something they say was never intended. -
A group of Myers Park High School students is pushing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to start high schools later, arguing that current start times leave teens chronically sleep deprived. -
Public education advocates say the fight over school funding in North Carolina is far from over after a recent state Supreme Court ruling in the long-running Leandro case. -
UNC Charlotte has announced plans to launch a school of construction, officials say it will help boost the region’s construction workforce. -
After 770 days of waiting for the North Carolina Supreme Court to rule on the latest chapter in the 32-year-old Leandro school funding case — an unusually long time, according to legal experts — the court finally issued an opinion. -
Earlier this year, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools unveiled plans to overhaul its magnet lottery system. The district has spent the past few weeks holding community engagement sessions to gather feedback. -
More NC high school students are earning college credits than ever before, state superintendent saysA record number of North Carolina students are taking college-level courses while in high school. It’s an achievement that state leaders say is preparing students for life after graduation. -
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned its own 2022 decision in the long-running Leandro school funding case.
