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NC education lottery reports revenue growth

By Davis McKinney | September 20

The N.C. Education Lottery is reporting a 21 percent increase in revenue — totaling $634 million — for the 2016 fiscal year.

East Chapel Hill High School biology teacher Kelly Allen (center) works with students Emily Juel (left) and Claudia Masia on a lab activity on Wednesday morning.

Grading scale doesn’t add up for North Carolina public schools' performance

By Erin Kolstad | September 16

What happens when a school if a school gets a failing grade on their report card?

NC schools end corporal punishment in all but two counties

By Carina McDermed | September 15

Physical discipline — also know as corporal punishment — was removed from Macon County schools policy this year. There are still two counties in North ...

Confidence in higher ed declines

By Sayoni Ghosh | September 15

American confidence in the necessity of higher education is declining, according to a recent survey by Public Agenda.

N.C. gubernatorial candidates war over words regarding teacher pay

By Sam Killenberg | September 7

When describing the state of teacher pay in North Carolina, the two gubernatorial candidates paint different pictures.

Critics say teacher pay raise too little, too late

By Cole Stanley | May 18

On Monday, the North Carolina House of Representatives released this year’s budget plan.

Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe School works toward easier start for international teachers

By Benjamin Albano | April 26

The PTA of Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe School, FPGB, is planning to make transitions easier for its international teachers in the upcoming 2016-2017 ...

Some NC families struggle to fill the table, food insecurity persists

By Corey Risinger | April 26

For the first time since it opened its doors in 2008, TABLE is out of room for some local children seeking food aid.

Proposed bill would send lowest performing schools to charter administration

By Cole Stanley | April 25

North Carolina spent the fourth lowest amount of money per capita to fund its public K-12 education system of any state and Washington, D.C., in the United ...

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 ...