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NC lottery draws losing card with critics

By Benji Schwartz | September 4

While the state legislature considers expanding the N.C. Education Lottery, experts claim it reaps low rewards and bears an unseen cost to the state — ...

PACE Academy charter records released

By Lauren Miller | September 1

The controversy surrounding PACE Academy sparked again at a hearing Monday as the state Board of Education’s Department of Public Instruction released ...

Schools see unequal punishment for students

By Mary Helen Moore | August 28

Shari Smith is a senior at Chapel Hill High School who rarely gets into trouble.

NC teachers to receive one-time $750 bonus

By Nick Niedzwiadek | August 26

By Nick Niedzwiadek Senior Writer The state’s two-month overdue budget glacially neared completion Wednesday as the legislature reached an agreement ...

Omar Currie, a former teacher at Efland Cheeks Elementary school, reads from children's book "King and King" at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Currie resigned from the school after a controversy emerged over Currie reading the book, which features a marriage between gay characters, to his third-grade class.

Former Efland Cheeks teacher joins Chapel Hill panel on diversity in education

By Claire Nielsen | July 9

Omar Currie, a former third-grade teacher at Efland Cheeks Elementary School, didn't think he was doing something brave when he read a children's book ...

Senate proposes teacher assistant cuts

By Nicole Caporaso | July 9

Thousands of N.C. teacher assistants are uncertain of their job status come August as they await the state legislature’s final budget for the next two ...

Public housing residents to receive free internet access

By Claire Nielsen | May 14

Some students might use their internet connections mostly to check social media accounts, upload photos or watch viral videos.

Community members discuss racism in schools at Board of Education meeting

By Claire Nielsen | May 8

Teachers, students and parents discussed race relations in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools at a Board of Education meeting Thursday. The board heard ...

A rundown of the NC General Assembly's latest bills

By Sharon Nunn and Sarah Brown | April 20

Possum Drop could return The North Carolina Possum Drop tradition — which had comedian John Oliver in fits of laughter during his visit to Durham in ...

Bill would prevent NC schools from teaching about Plan B

By Yoon Ju Chung | April 13

North Carolina public schools might no longer be able to teach about the effectiveness and safety of emergency contraceptive methods like Plan B if an ...

NC teacher scholarship would target rural school districts

By Corey Risinger | March 31

As the last graduates of the N.C. Teaching Fellows program are handed their diplomas in May, a bill currently in the state Senate might help fill the ...

Seminar on campus addresses LGBTQ bullying in schools

By Trevor Lenzmeier | March 3

Students have the chance to intimately discuss sexuality with high school students from across the country today — all without leaving Chapel Hill. ...

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 ...