>>The University of North Carolina system is one of the best bargains in the country. Students get a first-class education for a fraction of the...[Read More]
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>>The countdown to summer break is on. If your teen doesn’t need to work, summer break means sleeping in, hanging out by the pool, or...[Read More]
>>Wake County School District has not fared well in the public eye when it comes to its treatment of racial minorities. In 2010, the NAACP...[Read More]
>>I’m not breaking any news when I say that race relations in this country remain strained, tense even. For all the progress we’ve made, we...[Read More]
>>BY LEANNE SIMON What do you recall about childhood? I remember the fun of after-school play-dates (though we didn’t call them that then), staying up...[Read More]
>> This article referred to a previous version of this bill, which would have made political activity a misdemeanor. The current bill still includes the...[Read More]
>>North Carolina’s new school report cards debuted with the apprehension, confusion, and dismay that many of us remember from bringing home our own grades. Now,...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK In a curriculum meeting the other day, my principal told me (a teacher) that only 4% of eighth grade students entering high school...[Read More]
>>BY SARA LANG When a charter school opened near my house, many of our friends with school-age kids were excited. I kept hearing: “It’s so...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL It’s school choice season in North Carolina. With magnet lotteries in full swing, and charter lotteries underway, my social media feeds are...[Read More]