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N.C. General AssemblyChapel Hill Schools voted in 2024 to disregard state law around children changing their names or pronouns and a ban on instruction addressing gender identity before 5th grade. -
Michele Houck/NC Science TrialsThe statewide initiative is through a partnership between the nonprofit Girls Who Code International and North Carolina Science Trails, which is a network of museums and nature centers across the state. The initiative is aimed at creating safe spaces in places like libraries for girls to learn about real-world opportunities in technology and science industries.
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Last week, students and educators shared stories of how schools across the district bore the weight of this past week’s immigration enforcement. -
For the rest of this week, volunteers will welcome students at school and act as lookouts should immigration agents show up. Many parents are keeping their children home out of precaution. -
This year, schools have faced canceled grants, delayed funds, and abrupt decisions by the U.S. Dept. of Education. WUNC tracked $320 million in disrupted funds. -
The full board went against a committee decision to keep resident undergraduate tuition flat. -
The committee instead voted to increase tuition for out-of-state students to make up for rising costs. -
Several Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools teachers and staff members raised concerns about the ongoing impact of position reductions, especially in the Exceptional Children department. -
Another nearly 100,000 students are likely missing out on SNAP benefits that they qualify for, but lack of knowledge, difficulty, stigma keeps them from signing up. -
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom. -
The Roberts Academy at Elon University will open next fall to exclusively teach children with dyslexia and serve as a training ground for future teachers. -
More than 2,500 children have lost their Head Start programs in the state amid the shutdown so far.
