Union County Public Schools

Tensions flared again Monday night in Union County as Union County Public School teachers continue to call on local leaders to make good on a $2,000 raise that was proposed earlier this year.

Union County Public Schools celebrated becoming the highest-performing school district in North Carolina. Two months later, the district is embroiled in a bitter dispute over teacher pay.

Thursday night, the school board approved the $1,000 supplement amid rumblings of teacher protests.

Hundreds of Union County Public Schools teachers have called in sick and marched to protest what they consider an insufficient increase to Union County’s teacher salary supplement.

Union County Schools’ finance committee is officially proposing a $1,000 increase to the district’s local teacher pay supplement. It will come up for a vote at the UCPS Board of Education on Nov. 6.

We sit down with superintendents of Iredell-Statesville, Cabarrus County and Union County schools for back-to-school season. These three districts face their own changes and challenges this year. We’ll discuss everything from budgets and funding to student safety and closing the learning gap.

About 75% of North Carolina school districts will bring students back on Monday. Here's what to know about Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

North Carolina teachers are leaving at higher rates, while Charlotte-area school districts are competing to hire each other's educators, a new state report shows.

Most of North Carolina's 1.5 million students return to classes today, but the scramble to hire teachers for them is far from over.

A partnership between Union County Public Schools, South Piedmont Community College and Wingate University offers students and assistants a path to becoming teachers at little or no cost for tuition.