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Ken Koontz talks about the evolution of local news as communities come together for the inaugural Local News Day, held two weeks ago.
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governor.sc.govSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is calling for an investigation of a charter school. It follows weeks of turmoil and a leadership collapse that left families uncertain about the school’s future. -
Gerry Broome/APA new report shows an additional 5,000 to 10,000 college graduates are needed annually to meet NC job demands.
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Public schools across North Carolina are seeing enrollment declines, resulting in reductions in state funding. As districts prepare their budgets under these financial constraints, many are making difficult decisions to close schools. -
Chancellor Aswani Volety shared initial plans at a UNC Board of Governors meeting Wednesday. -
Chancellors are required to live in their official residences, which has occasionally posed some challenges. -
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. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill’s budget proposal features some uncertainty, in large part due to the lack of a state budget. -
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. -
Students at top public colleges and universities in NC face cultural pressure for achievement that could harm more than help. -
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.
