The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to legislation that would restrict the use of cell phones in public schools.

Universities across the country are bracing for the impacts of billions of dollars in federal funding cuts. Young scholars worry about how university preparations for the budget hit – from lowering graduate student admissions to freezing hiring – will impact their job outlook.

Supporters of the bill say private schools do not have school resource officers like their public counterparts. Opponents argue the person carrying the weapon will likely be largely untrained.

Research by Public Schools First NC found many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships raised tuition by 15% or more after the state increased voucher funding.

Western Carolina University announced Friday that its Office of Intercultural Affairs (ICA) is closed “effective immediately.”

Students called on state lawmakers to increase funding for facilities and scholarships at North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to protect their voting access.

A new report shows that the number of charter schools operating statewide in 2024 dropped for the first time in 15 years, but charter school enrollment continued to rise.

A new report finds about 90% of Opportunity Scholarship recipients this school year already attended a private school before the program was expanded so even wealthy families could apply.

The trustees had been delaying the tenure vote since March, but only for some faculty.

Duke University could lose anywhere from $350 to $600 million under proposed federal budget changes.