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Jen Mangrum and Catherine Truitt to face off in November superintendent election

By Sonia Rao | March 3

UNC-Greensboro professor Jen Mangrum won the Democratic primary and Chancellor of Western Governors University North Carolina Catherine Truitt won the ...

State budget impasse continues to burden local schools

By Emma Cunningham-Bradshaw | February 26

CHCCS Board of Education Member Rani Dasi said she was wary that a state budget would even be approved for the next fiscal year. She said while the budget ...

Misinformation and fake news: how to determine fact from fiction this election season

By Taylor Heeden | February 24

Deen Freelon is an associate professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media who specializes in political expressions through digitized media. ...

North Carolina considers adjusting Common Core — or scrapping it altogether

By Lilly Clark | February 20

North Carolina's superintendent hopes to eliminate Common Core standards. Questions linger, though, over whether that's the right path forward.

Chapel Hill transit project becomes eligible for $100 million of federal funding

By Dylan Cole Phillips | February 19

“The BRT Project will have its own specialized buses and everything that will run along that corridor, which means that the other buses we would currently ...

N.C. Gov. Cooper creates state task force after global coronavirus outbreak

By David Richman | February 18

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, there have been an increasing number of confirmed cases in the United States. Gov. Roy Cooper announces ...

'We have so much to lose': Bloomberg holds campaign event in Raleigh

By Emily Siegmund | February 17

Mike Bloomberg has put much of his focus on North Carolina since starting his presidential campaign less than three months ago. Last week, he held an ...

Climate change presents new challenges, long-term threats for N.C. farmers

By Marin Wolf | February 16

“We get hotter hots, colder colds, wetter wets and dryer drys,” farmer Ken Dawson said. Climate change is more than just a looming threat for ...

N.C. superintendent candidates talk educational equity and school funding

By David Saff | February 13

The current state superintendent is leaving in a bid to become lieutenant governor, which has led to a plethora of candidates contending for the position. ...

Local town officials share views on candidates for the Presidential primary

By Elsa Karcher | February 12

“I want to see who has the best chance of winning North Carolina because along with wanting us to have a strong Democratic presidential candidate, I ...

The N.C. gubernatorial primaries in full swing as the N.C. primaries approach

By Taylor Heeden | February 12

Incumbent Democratic candidate Gov. Roy Cooper is running again for office, but not uncontested. There are two candidates running for the Republican bid ...

Community groups continue decades-long fight for increasing educational standards

By Guillermo Molero | February 6

A coalition of social interest groups from N.C. and beyond are collaborating to promote a sound, basic education for all North Carolina children. ...

U.S. Rep David Price and UNC student Simone Afriyie discuss the State of the Union

By Brent Van Vliet | February 4

Simone Afriyie spoke about March for Our Lives at UNC- the impact the organization has made and its future plans.

The Orange County Commissioners primary race: What you need to know

By Guillermo Molero | January 30

Candidates running to represent Chapel Hill and Carrboro in Orange County's Board of County Commissioners continue to campaign for the 2020 primary election. ...

McKissick passes the torch to Michaux in the N.C. Senate

By Guillermo Molero | January 16

Following the resignation of Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr., D-Durham, Henry "Mickey" Michaux was formally appointed as the senator of District 20.

UNC grad becomes first Black female pilot for N.C. National Guard

By Brittany McGee | January 16

"It was like an out-of-body experience," Lindsey Jefferies said when she first helped fly a plane during her time in her high school's JROTC.

North Carolina might have a new congressional seat after 2020 census

By Brittany McGee | January 9

The lack of census data on military personal overseas may result in the addition of a congressional district in North Carolina.

N.C. Congressional and legislative maps are set for 2020 elections

By Brittany McGee | January 7

Despite the current congressional maps being upheld for the upcoming primary elections in March, democratic North Carolina representatives are still fighting ...

UNC-Charlotte coalition wants to oust head of safety

By Sofia Lesnewski | November 19

After UNC-Charlotte's associate vice chancellor for safety and security, John Bogdan, was accused of overlooking human rights violations during his tenure ...

'I can’t afford to be a teacher': The battle for teacher raises continues

By Victoria Johnson | November 12

After years of what they deem as unreasonable salaries, teachers are starting to speak out, especially after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill to raise average ...