Union County Public Schools

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.

The Union County school board voted 6-3 Friday to rescind an earlier vote to defy North Carolina's school calendar law, saying a lawsuit left them with no choice.

Two Union County parents have sued the school board over the board's vote to defy North Carolina's school calendar law and open in early August.

Union County Public Schools is holding a series of public information sessions about the $134 million bond referendum on the November ballot.

The latest North Carolina test scores show Union County Public Schools outperformed most districts while Gaston County trailed. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has huge racial gaps.

Fueled by federal COVID-19 money, Charlotte-area school districts are offering signing bonuses and other incentives to compete for staff in the final stretch before kids return to schools.

Filing opens Monday for six seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board. Campaigns are already underway in most surrounding districts, and it's shaping up to be an intense season.

Lawyers for Union County Public Schools are warning county commissioners to stop making "false and reckless" statements about the district's finances. It's part of an escalating war of words over the county budget.

Union County school board members say the county's education budget is inadequate and the vote was based on flawed information.

Three Charlotte-area school boards held primary races Tuesday, with Iredell-Statesville's Republican race effectively choosing three new board members.