The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board approved a slightly slimmed-down budget request Tuesday, but it still may be more than the county can provide without a tax hike.
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A steady stream of officers entered through a second story window using an NYPD armored vehicle with a mechanized drawbridge.
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Protests continued Monday at an encampment at UNC Chapel Hill, as students called for the university to divest from investments that support Israel.
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Changes to North Carolina's teacher pay and licensure have stalled, so officials headed to Arizona to check out a program to improve support for rookie teachers and opportunities for veterans.
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Superintendent Crystal Hill says her budget includes raises, a new way of allocating teachers and an infusion of cash from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools fund balance.
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Public schools across North Carolina are facing a range of financial challenges this spring. Growing charter school and private school enrollment threaten traditional public schools' state and local funding. Meanwhile federal COVID relief money is set to expire. Managing all of this are school district's chief financial officers.
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Yale University, Emerson College and New York University are among the few schools where students are staging encampments calling for divestment from Israel.
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With demand for jobs like HVAC technicians, electricians and wind turbine installers, enrollment is ticking up at vocational schools as four-year college costs continue to soar.
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STEM careers are still lagging when it comes to hiring women of color.
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The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams.
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A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.
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More than 5 million college students are also parents. But many colleges do little to support them. Most don't even offer child care.
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The policy affects all Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices and employees in the University of North Carolina System.