Catawba County Schools

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.

Enrollment in North Carolina public school districts remains well below pre-pandemic levels, while charter schools continue to grow. State officials had predicted a rebound as students returned to in-person classes this year.

North Carolina teachers must spend 80 hours a year learning new strategies based on the science of reading. Leaders scramble to find time and money to support them, saying teachers are exhausted but kids need the help.

Catawba County Schools offers a new menu of bonuses to attract teachers, substitutes and other staff in a competitive labor market.

North Carolina health officials have chosen 17 school districts to pilot rapid COVID-19 testing in schools, and none of the state’s largest districts is among them.

Note: An earlier version of this story misstated the size of the enrollment drop in Catawba County Schools, based on incorrect information provided by the…

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