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EDUCATION

VIDEO: Sex Ed in NC Schools

Republican-backed legislation has caused tens of thousands of kids in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to miss sex-education classes, health screenings, and lessons on consent, data reveals. The new law requires parents to give their OK before these classes can be...

EDUCATION - Cardinal & Pine
EDUCATION - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: NC Republicans’ school voucher expansion will leave disabled kids like mine behind

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The North Carolina legislature just agreed to pump more public money into private schools. Here's why that's bad for children with disabilities. 
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Public education’s price tag: What North Carolina teachers pay to teach

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As the school year begins, North Carolina public school teacher Sarah Lewis found herself not just preparing lesson plans, but footing a bill her state should be covering.
LETRS program proves successful as NC outshines national averages in K-3 literacy

LETRS program proves successful as NC outshines national averages in K-3 literacy

Thanks to the LETRS program, North Carolina K-3 students outperformed national averages in literacy for the third straight year.
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Opinion: The frightening truth about what Project 2025 would do to education in NC

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Project 2025 is a much-maligned plan for a second Trump administration that, among other things, would dismantle the federal education department and gut civil rights protections. We break down the frightening truth about how exactly Project 2025 would play out in North Carolina. 
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Charter school groups donate $65,000 to Mark Robinson campaign as he attacks traditional public schools 

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The donations add to the evidence that Robinson would likely prioritize private and charter schools over the state’s underfunded public school system.
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Back to school boost: Gov. Cooper launches supply drive for NC classrooms

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Governor Roy Cooper announced a statewide school supply drive. Here's how you can help.