Here's how NC legislators responded to the Parkland school shooting
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EDUCATION
ALERT Act would hold universities accountable for sexual abuse cases
The bipartisan proposal would require university leaders to certify they have reviewed any reports of sexual abuse perpetrated by university employees.
How will the Trump administration's new budget proposal affect education?
“I feel it’s a rollback of a lot of fairly successful programs — programs that support kids by providing educational access both in the K-12 sector through higher education,” Houck said. “I think they’re really short-changing a lot of our best and brightest students.”
Orange County rural residents are getting connected
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is allocating up to $500,000 for a company to bring high-speed broadband to the area.
What it's like to be home-schooled in Orange County
Chapel Hill and Carrboro boast some of the best schools in the state, but there remains a large community of families that chooses an alternative form instead.
Confusion buttons and other tech promotes classroom participation
How many times have you wished for a confusion button during a particularly difficult lecture? One professor found a way to boost classroom participation by providing just that.
Think student loans are confusing? So does the U.S. Department of Education
A report from the U.S. Department of Education shows the U.S. is lending more money in federal student loans than it is being repaid. In just four years, subsidy costs for income-driven repayment have increased by over 700 percent.
According to a new study, the student debt crisis is complicated
While the number of students receiving grants has risen since 2012, the percentage taking out loans decreased.
How do students feel about professors who teach their own textbooks?
Professors who teach texts they have authored themselves may give in to conflicts of interest.
NCCU School of Law's accreditation under review by ABA
N.C. Central University's School of Law is under threat of losing its accreditation after examination by the American Bar Association.
NC ranked top state for campus free speech despite controversial BOG policy
Although a December study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranked North Carolina as best in the nation for campus free speech, debate continues over the controversial free speech policy adopted by the UNC Board of Governors on Dec. 15.
Lack of suicide statistics at universities raises questions of prevention, response
A recent study found nearly half of the 100 largest public universities — including UNC-Chapel Hill — do not keep statistics on campus suicides.
Stuck in limbo: Future for Dreamers remains uncertain
Amid debates in Congress over the future of DACA, the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration wrote a letter to the majority and minority leaders of each house urging them to find a resolution for the Obama-era legislation.
Chapel Hill High School's newspaper transitions to being fully online
Chapel Hill High’s student newspaper, the Proconian, will be going digital starting this year. The decision to move to an online platform was one of funding, time and ease of reaching readership.
Mainland universities offer education for Puerto Rican students displaced by hurricane
As the spring semester begins on many university campuses in the United States, some mainland schools have opened their doors to Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria, the storm that ravaged the island last September.
Orange County Schools struggle to cap class size for NC legislation
North Carolina school districts are facing a funding crisis. In Orange County, voters approved a $120 million-dollar bond in November 2016 to renovate several school buildings, but additional funding for teachers and new classrooms will be needed to comply with a proposed reduction in class sizes for kindergarten through third grade.
PROSPER Act could make first changes to Higher Education Act since 2008
A proposed U.S. House bill by the Committee on Education and the Workforce could bring sweeping reform to higher education policy.
Q&A with Durham Public Schools Superintendent Pascal Mubenga
Pascal Mubenga is the new superintendent for Durham Public Schools. Staff writer Rachel McKinney talked with Mubenga about his thoughts on the new job and what Durham residents can expect.
Girl code: University programs promote women and girls in STEM
Despite research showing increased diversity of work teams yields better performance in the technology sector, the industry is still plagued by a lack of female presence.
St. Gregory’s University is the latest of string of small colleges set to close
St. Gregory’s University — a small, private, Catholic institution in Oklahoma — announced last week its plans to suspend all operations after the fall 2017 semester due to financial troubles.
