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4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (710+ words) North Carolina’s school report cards came back last week with the best marks in years, but the State Board of Education is still working on a plan to change how those report cards are graded. The share of schools earning…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (787+ words) Public school systems in other states are already lining up to tap into funds from the Trump administration’s new federal school choice tax credit. But in North Carolina, districts could be left behind unless they begin to act soon. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (435+ words) Stephen Soukup offers a sour assessment of higher education’s future. The public exposure, resignation, and subsequent death of the British fabulist Jason Arday have reignited the longstanding (if not eternal) debate about the purpose of higher education in our society…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (80+ words) Chapel Hill ISD students, including those at Wise Elementary, returned to class for the 2026-27 school year, greeted by the Bulldog Band, football team, and cheerleaders. The district is excited to embark on a new year of learning and fun. Chapel…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) School officials are investigating after a student allegedly slapped a teacher at Mount Tabor High School, according to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. District officials told WXII on Monday that they were aware of the incident and that all necessary and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (436+ words) A lawsuit can move forward against the Alamance-Burlington school board over the way it handled a teacher’s alleged assault of a student in 2022. The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that the student could try to prove that the board’s…...