- Students called on state lawmakers to increase funding for facilities and scholarships at North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to protect their voting access.
- A new report shows that the number of charter schools operating statewide in 2024 dropped for the first time in 15 years, but charter school enrollment continued to rise.
- When state lawmakers expanded vouchers, Wake County private schools got a boost. Meanwhile, Wake County Schools has a budget hole the same size as the tax funds those private schools received.
- Several Wake County parents and public commenters appeared at last week's school board meeting to argue for or against Rolesville High's grant application request.
- 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.