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Action-filled summer session anticipated for N.C. General Assembly

By Thomas Shealy | April 19

There’s a lot in store for this summer’s N.C. legislative session.

Office for Civil Rights investigates potential discrimination policies in Wake County Public Schools

By Hari Chittilla | April 18

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights held a meeting with parents of students in Wake County Public Schools last week as part of ...

NC State study: Multimodal learning beneficial to college students

By Caroline Metzler | April 18

Researchers at North Carolina State University recommend multimodal learning in higher education.

McCrory to raise issue of teacher salaries

By Kent McDonald | April 7

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory proposed raising the average teacher salary in the state to more than $50,000 on Tuesday.

N.C. State researchers find lack of racial bias in doling out discipline for higher education

By Anica Midthun | April 5

Despite high levels of racial bias in K-12 education, researchers found a surprising lack of it in colleges and universities.

Potential school board budget increase would raise teacher salaries

By Alexis Allston | March 23

By April 7, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education must decide whether to add $4,465,205 to the school system’s budget for this upcoming ...

Clinton event brings "TLC" to Durham

By Corey Risinger | March 11

In the most secret service-studded pep rally of the year, Hillside High School hosted presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s Get Out The Vote event ...

North Carolina faces loss of funding over tests

By Ana Irizarry | March 1

The N.C. Department of Public Instruction is constructing plans to increase rates of student participation in standardized testing after the U.S. Department ...

N.C. teachers at risk of losing tenure

By Sierra Dunne | February 28

North Carolina teachers are again at risk of losing their tenure in a legal battle against the state — but this time, the case is going to the N.C. ...

North Carolina education fails according to new report

By Anica Midthun | February 15

North Carolina’s public education system received a failing grade from a recent report published by the Network for Public Education.

Report sparks discussion of textbook affordability and solutions

By Ana Irizarry | February 3

Textbook prices have risen so high that their inconvenience is no longer avoidable, according to a report released by the North Carolina Public Interest ...

Student stores pharmacy celebrates its grand opening today

By Jonathan Ponciano | January 13

UNC Student Stores welcomes its newest addition today with the grand opening of the University’s second on-campus pharmacy.

GPSF proposes plans for separation from student government

By Jamie Gwaltney | January 13

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation presented two plans for co-optation or separation from student government at its Tuesday meeting.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools becomes living wage employer

By Jane Little | January 13

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools became the largest certified organization in Orange County to pay all full-time and part-time employees a living wage. ...

Powerball jackpot highest in American history

By Thomas Shealy | January 12

For those willing to brave the odds, a $2 investment is the only thing standing in the way of a chance to win the largest lottery jackpot in United States ...

Year in Review: Delayed NC budget passed despite controversy

By Sam Killenberg | December 1

After two and a half months of delays, the N.C. General Assembly passed the state budget for 2015-17 in mid-September.

NC school board accused of discrimination

By Zaynab Nasif | November 23

The Harnett County chapter of the NAACP and Citizens for Harnett Educational Fairness filed a federal complaint in October against the Harnett County ...

School districts sue state for alleged misallocated $46.4 million

By Lauren Hong | November 19

More than 30 school districts filed a lawsuit earlier this month against the state of North Carolina for $46.4 million that was allocated to the ...

American Indian educators aim to improve education

By Sam Killenberg | November 4

A new state law aims to improve American Indian education by increasing the number of educators on an advisory council to the N.C. General Assembly.

TFA lecture challenges education status quo

By Lobke Van Meijel | November 4

Instead of getting a complete list of steps to fix educational opportunity gaps, students who attended Robyn Fehrman's lecture Tuesday night were introduced ...