The Union County chapter of the NAACP says Union County Public Schools has failed to make good on an agreement to partner on several education initiatives. The school district denies this.
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Graphic by Eunji Lee.There are now over 100,000 Opportunity Scholarship recipients. The Opportunity Scholarship provides vouchers for K-12 students to attend North Carolina private schools. Last school year, more than 75% of the scholarship funds, or $329 million, went to faith-based schools. -
WFAEA committee that advises the state Board of Education on students’ non-academic needs has recommended the board back requiring a master’s degree for all school social workers in the state.
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The chair of North Carolina’s Board of Education, Eric Davis, criticized the recent Border Patrol surge in North Carolina as disruptive to schools. -
New statewide data shows there are 163,175 English Learners enrolled at North Carolina schools. That’s about 15,000 fewer than last year. -
The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States. -
The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff members who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools. -
The Triad Men in Early Childhood Education Conference will be held in Winston-Salem this Saturday. -
While masked agents drove around Charlotte in unmarked SUVs, parents became a visible force of activism and volunteerism. -
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. -
Last week, students and educators shared stories of how schools across the district bore the weight of this past week’s immigration enforcement. -
Parents and community volunteers have been seen standing at street corners near schools keeping watch for immigration enforcement while trying to offer a friendly face to students at drop off and dismissal. -
It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. This week, we’re looking at a claim that you've probably heard a lot in the long-running disputes about teacher pay. In a statement issued on Oct. 29, state Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton wrote, “North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the South.” For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.
