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Teachers take to Twitter for snow day chat

By Erin Wygant | February 20

Allison Stewart, a dual language teacher at Frank Porter Graham Elementary in Chapel Hill, turned to social media during this week’s snow days.

Wake County school confronts opposition to class books

By Lauren Hong | February 19

A Wake County elementary school is facing opposition from conservative groups for teaching two books that they say contain age-inappropriate material ...

Hunt Institute promotes NC’s education conversation

By Corey Risinger | February 11

Crossing party lines and professions, UNC’s James B. Hunt Jr. Institute engages legislators and teachers in an education policy dialogue.

Experts say Obama's education policy unlikely to see approval

By Lauren Hong | February 10

Education policy was a major portion of President Barack Obama's 2015-16 national budget proposal, though analysts acknowledge that many parts of the ...

NC public school performance report cards released Thursday

By Joe Martin | February 9

The long-awaited N.C. public school performance report cards — now featuring letter grades — were released Thursday at a state Board of Education ...

Pat McCrory emphasizes education plan

By Kate Grise | February 5

Gov. Pat McCrory touted a sweeping agenda — including education proposals, job creation, revamping dirty buildings and protecting puppies — during ...

Ephesus Elementary School counselor honored for data-centered approach

By Haley Ray | February 3

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is moving toward more comprehensive and data-driven school counseling programs — an effort that has earned the district ...

Gov. Pat McCrory, Board of Governors tout education reform

By Nick Niedzwiadek | January 28

CARY — Years before he became governor, Pat McCrory was a student teacher at North Rowan High School preparing to stand in front of a class for the ...

20-year education lawsuit returns to NC courts

By Paige Hopkins | January 26

A 20-year-old lawsuit accusing the state of not providing an adequate education to North Carolina’s public school students returned to court last week. ...

NC General Assembly might discuss funding for Teaching Fellows

By Corey Risinger | January 20

As the last N.C. Teaching Fellows graduate this spring from UNC-CH, the N.C. General Assembly might consider whether the future of such a program will ...

On social media, state reacts to resignation of UNC-system President Tom Ross

By Amanda Albright | January 16

The UNC Board of Governors announced Ross' resignation at its meeting Friday. The UNC-system president served for more than four years, navigating the ...

Two virtual charter schools set to debut in NC

By Michael Liguori | January 16

Online education is trickling down from universities to the K-12 level — and North Carolina will soon experiment with this unusual method of public ...

Education on state legislature’s new agenda

By Corey Risinger | January 14

The N.C. General Assembly will return to Raleigh for the 2015 legislative session today, leaving policy analysts to speculate about the issues — including ...

Cooper's plan to install school bus cameras gains support

By Jungsu Hong | December 2

Attorney General Roy Cooper’s proposal for cameras on all North Carolina public school buses has gained supportfrom the Child Fatality Task Force and ...

The principal of Northside Elementary, Cheryl Carnahan, stood on the school's roof garden on August 14th, 2014. The garden contains several energy efficient features, including solar tubes and a rainwater cistern.

Northside to be featured at GreenNC symposium

By Morgan Swift | December 1

Two Triangle professionals will be speaking at the GreenNC 2014 symposium in Raleigh Thursday, presenting their work on Northside Elementary.

Kamaira Philips is the founder, president and treasurer of Mind, Body, Spirit Connection, a social and wellness organization at UNC. Philips is leading a community yoga class in the Coker Arboretum at 2 p.m. on Friday.

UNC student, singer competes for art education

By Gabriella Cirelli | December 1

UNC senior Kamaira Philips is lending her voice to a larger stage.

Students at Northside Elementary School in Chapel Hill ended their anti-bulling week on Friday with a glow-stick dance for the entire school.

Students use dance to help prevent bullying

By Aren Besson | November 24

Strobe lights, dancing children and glow sticks characterized the final day of Northside Elementary School’s Kick for Kindness anti-bullying week. ...

Report says teacher education lacks rigor

By Hannah Webster | November 20

The National Council on Teacher Quality recently released a report implying that teacher education programs are less rigorous than other fields of study ...

NC schools receive “not safe” rating for LBGTQ students in survey

By Tat'yana Berdan | November 14

A state snapshot released Thursday by a national advocacy group declared North Carolina secondary schools “not safe” for lesbian, gay, bisexual and ...

Emilio Vicente, senior public policy major from Siler City, leads a discussion on financial aid and other student issues at a meeting for the North Carolina Student Power Union at Campus Y on Wednesday night based around the UNC Board of Governors.

Students teach and learn about BOG representation

By Sarah Brown | November 13

A poster at the front of the room stated the facts: 91 percent white, 5.9 percent black, 3.1 percent Asian, 0 percent Hispanic, 80 percent men, 20 percent ...