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Despite lack of engagement, STEM classes are usually taught using lectures

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | April 8

Studies have shown that students respond better to interactive teaching styles, but STEM classes are primarily taught through lectures. Some professors ...

How could the new spending bill impact education spending? Students, you should know

By Payne Lubbers | April 8

The bill will increase spending for the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and the Federal Work-Study Program, among other increases.

Mount Holyoke College's gender inclusion policies endure despite negative responses

By Emily Davis | April 5

A new policy advises educators to refer to the student body as "Mount Holyoke students" rather than "Mount Holyoke women" and to use gender-neutral language ...

Pew study finds women, college graduates move toward Democratic Party

By Jordyn Connell | April 5

A new Pew study said a majority of all voters with at least a four-year college degree now identify as Democrats or lean Democratic, the highest share ...

UNC President Margaret Spellings speaks about her review at the Spellings Commission on Sept. 26, 2017.

UNC's Spellings launches statewide tour of universities

By Veronica Correa | April 4

UNC-system President Margaret Spellings plans to visit eight campuses across the state in the upcoming weeks.

DOE no longer releasing weekly Title IX investigation updates

By Anna Pogarcic | March 26

The Office for Civil Rights used to publish a list of universities with ongoing Title IX investigations and provide details on which universities were ...

UNCA to offer free summer courses to promote on-time graduation

By Jonny Cook | March 22

"First to finish" is a new program offering free summer courses for students one or two classes short of senior status, covering tuition, fees and housing. ...

President Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum in June of 2016.

The Trump administration may be considering visa restrictions for Chinese students

By Blake Weaver | March 22

In addition to proposed trade tariffs on China, Politico reported the Trump Administration is considering restricting the visas of visiting Chinese students, ...

Orange County Schools partners with Sheriff's office to discuss new safety policies

March 19

Despite changes Sheriff Charles Blackwood and the district may make in the coming months to improve school safety, Blackwood said he doesn’t think anyone ...

UW-Stevens Point will discontinue 16 academic programs for upcoming semesters

By Jordyn Connell | March 19

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will will expand or add 16 programs in areas with high-demand career paths while eliminating others.

Hold on to our teachers: Orange County Schools approves job security policy for teachers

By Leah Asmelash | March 18

Save our local teachers. Orange County Schools will adopt a new policy for teacher contracts that will give teachers who have worked in the district ...

DeVos, Congress asked to make those with drug convictions aid-eligible

By Blake Weaver | March 18

In a letter last month, the group urged U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and policymakers to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated ...

New N.C. law requires medical cards for bus drivers, and Orange County is stepping up

By Laura Brummett | March 8

School bus drivers in North Carolina are now required to carry a medical card in addition to their license at all times. But, bus drivers also must pass ...

Gone but not forgotten: Chapel Hill School District's slow start to desegregation

By Sophia Wilhelm | March 8

The Brown v. the Board of Education Supreme Court decision was made in 1954, but the Chapel Hill school board didn’t start desegregating schools until ...

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Chapel Hill High School renovations prioritized over Lincoln Center

By Doug Dubrowski | March 5

“The challenge right now is that we have significant need for renovations at our elementary school but no place to put students while we do that ...

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Admissions offices are reassuring prospective students after gun reform protests

By David Saff | February 28

Students subject to disciplinary action as a result of gun reform protests will not be penalized at many institutions.

Chapel Hill principal to retire: CHCCS sees change in leadership

By Michael Taffe | February 25

Personnel changes are being finalized as the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District gets into the second half of the 2017-18 school year.

Southern voters see disparities in quality of education across region, poll shows

By David Saff | February 25

"Broadly, schools in the South tend to be funded at lower levels per student than schools in other parts of the country. But southern states also tend ...

Campus hate crimes steadily increasing with spike in 2016, FBI data shows

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | February 21

The Anti-Defamation League confirmed there have been over 340 incidents of white supremacist propaganda being disseminated on college campuses in the ...

Here's how NC legislators responded to the Parkland school shooting

By Jonny Cook | February 19

In response to the Florida school shooting, some legislators are tweeting about arming school faculty.