Liz Schlemmer/WUNCA new report finds about 90% of Opportunity Scholarship recipients this school year already attended a private school before the program was expanded so even wealthy families could apply.
Liz Schlemmer/WUNCThe trustees had been delaying the tenure vote since March, but only for some faculty.
Roberts talks Harvard, campus protests, hiring a high-profile football coach, and more with Leoneda Inge.
The Durham Association of Educators celebrated a major victory when their school board revised a policy to give educators more input in district decisions.
Martin General Hospital shut down in 2023 after its operator filed for bankruptcy. Residents have to travel to neighboring counties to access care. A new state initiative seeks to end that healthcare desert.
Leoneda Inge talks to UNC Chapel Hill associate professor of public policy Fenaba Addo about the adverse impact of student loan borrowing.
Leoneda Inge sits down with NCCU's director of scholarships and student aid to discuss student loans and financial planning.
The House's budget makes several moves to improve teacher pay that aren't in the Senate's proposal, with big raises for starting teachers and restoring "master's pay."
The Senate's proposal would cut millions of dollars of funding for need-based students.
House lawmakers have begun to release parts of their state budget. They're waiting to announce plans for teacher pay...but have unveiled proposals for school funding increases alongside cuts to DPI.
Efforts to mandate Asian American Pacific Islander history in North Carolina schools continue to be stalled on the state level. Meanwhile, Green Hope High School in Cary plans to pilot the Asian American history elective for Wake County Public Schools this fall.
Just a month after Helene ravaged western North Carolina last fall, state lawmakers approved recovery funding that included $5 million for "increased mental health services" for students and staff in affected school districts. Six months later, much of that money has not been used.