Art Pope talks to WUNC’s Higher Education reporter on the UNC BOG’s decision to raise tuition for the first time in nine years.

Teacher attrition and vacancies at North Carolina schools held steady in the 2024-25 school year. But this year’s State of the Teaching Profession report highlights the continued challenges of retaining early-career teachers.

North Carolina is mulling options for whether to renovate the 40-year-old Smith Center or relocate to a new basketball arena in the coming years.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will consider closing up to two elementary school buildings and redistricting all its students due to falling enrollment and budget pressures.

The policy had only been in effect for two weeks when Chancellor Lee Roberts announced he was reversing it.

Starting in 2020, all North Carolina schools were required to use a framework called Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support, or MTSS, to help identify struggling students. But some families and advocates say the system is creating delays for children who need special education services.

Students in and out of the state can expect to pay anywhere from 2% to 10% more to attend the state's universities

Faculty across the UNC System are expressing increased concerns that their safety is at risk following the new UNC System policy that all class syllabi be posted in an online database.

The Trump administration says that 31 universities, including Duke University, have agreed to cut ties with a nonprofit that helps racial minorities earn doctorate degrees.

On average, North Carolina is slightly ahead of the rest of the country in terms of getting kids ready for kindergarten – but children from lower-income families are lagging behind their peers, new federal data shows.