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In their version of the budget, Senate Republicans have a plan to grow a large reserve fund for the Opportunity Scholarship Program. The scholarships, or…
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Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Raleigh Wednesday to demand increased funding for public schools and expanded Medicaid. Police arrested fourteen…
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Lawmakers in the state House have renewed efforts to direct more money from school districts to charter schools.While school districts share most of their…
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Lawmakers in the state Senate plan to vote Thursday on a bill that would let students opt out of the integrated high school math sequence, and take a more…
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Researchers at Duke University have new, concrete evidence that dropping out of high school leads to joblessness, hardship and incarceration. But the same…
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If you’re a girl or woman in the U.S., chances are you have more than a few pairs of "jeggings." These tight, stretchy denim leggings are ubiquitous on…
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The state's average teacher pay inched up to 41 in national rankings, according to a yearly report from the National Association of Educators. Last year…
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Lawmakers in a House committee on education spending released their budget proposal Thursday, and it includes several policy changes. One of those is an…
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Reductions in state funding have forced school districts across the state to cut millions from their budgets. Durham Public Schools is planning to cut…
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This story is part of the NPR reporting project “School Money,” a nationwide collaboration between NPR’s Ed Team and 20 member station reporters exploring…