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UNC Charlotte has announced plans to launch a school of construction, officials say it will help boost the region’s construction workforce.
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Johnny Andrews/UNC-Chapel HillThe draft would change how student activity fees fund college campus initiatives. -
Ann Doss Helms/WFAEMore NC high school students are earning college credits than ever before, state superintendent saysA record number of North Carolina students are taking college-level courses while in high school. It’s an achievement that state leaders say is preparing students for life after graduation.
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A&T research assistant professor Harmandeep Sharma was awarded $260,533 to study and identify looseleaf lettuce varieties that can withstand cold and freezing temperatures. -
A quartet of Republican judges ruled Thursday along party lines to overturn the court’s precedent. At stake is a multi-billion dollar plan to provide state funds to improve public education in North Carolina. -
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned its own 2022 decision in the long-running Leandro school funding case. -
The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, in collaboration with the national nonprofit Dedication To Community, launches its Traffic Stop Safety Program this month. -
North Carolina is working on a major overhaul of its math standards that state officials hope will better connect what students learn in the classroom to the real world. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ planned magnet overhaul includes a proposal that the CMS school board once vetoed after community pushback: changing four so-called “middle colleges” into “early colleges.” -
In 2024, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools set a goal to increase the percentage of students on track to be enrolled in higher education, enlisted in the military or employed upon graduation. -
Students created the room in November as a safe space to discuss their feelings and learn to cope after multiple instances of community violence this past year. -
Gaston County Commissioners voted Tuesday to transfer $10 million from its fund balance to Gaston County Schools, after the school district revealed it was facing a $10 million hole in its current budget. -
More than 2,000 students are gathering in the Belk Theater in uptown Charlotte over three days for performances and reviews that give them a taste of Broadway.
