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Why Mister Rogers’ 1969 Plea for Children’s Programming Matters to NC’s Underfunded Schools Today
The beloved television personality understood the role of funding a strong public education system. Why don’t NC lawmakers?
‘Health Care Should Not Be a Partisan Issue’: Battle Lines Get Drawn in Eastern NC Swing District
A mostly rural district in northeast NC, Senate District 1 candidate Tess Judge says the race will key on health care access and education.
Trump or North Carolina? Critics Say Thom Tillis Can’t Please Both
With the number of uninsured and unemployed people surging in NC, Thom Tillis, a Trump ally, questioned about his priorities.
Massive School Budget Cuts Poised to Disproportionately Affect Students of Color, the Disabled, and Low-Income Students
As schools across the United States struggle to reopen, they are facing huge budget shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. And the impact isn’t going to be felt evenly.
A Long — Though Incomplete — List of the NC General Assembly’s Many Transgressions
If you’re struggling to remember the many twists and turns of the NC General Assembly, Gene Nichol can do it for you.
Cardinal Votes: Your Guide to Voting in North Carolina in 2020
Pandemic or not, we’re voting. Here’s a one-stop shop for how to vote in North Carolina in the 2020 election.
Why North Carolinians Should Care About Allen Wellons
Democrats are pinning their NC Senate majority hopes on Allen Wellons, an ex-lawmaker with Obama’s endorsement, to win in Senate District 11.
Biden Says Trump and DeVos ‘Haven’t Stepped Up,’ Keeping Millions of Kids at Home Instead of in School
“This year we’re facing some of the most difficult circumstances and we’re seeing an awful lot of heart and grit from our educators and our students to try to rise to the occasion here. But our government hasn’t risen up to that bar.”
Most NC Families Support Public Schools. Why Don’t Our Lawmakers?
With NC lawmakers returning to Raleigh, an educator says top priority should be funding public schools, not expanding school choice.
Virtual Schools Are Starting. But Half a Million NC Kids Don’t Have the Internet Access They Need.
Coronavirus and virtual schools has laid bare the essential nature of broadband in NC. It’s time to get serious about solutions.
Joe Biden’s Plan for Caregivers Is ‘First of Its Kind’ From a Presidential Candidate
Biden’s caregiver proposal is the most wide-ranging care policy ever proposed by a major party’s presidential nominee, according to experts.
Almost 30% of NC School Districts Are Open for In-Person Learning. Why?
A NC teacher says classrooms simply aren’t safe to reopen school in NC for in-person learning, but many districts are choosing that route.
Outside of Trump’s RNC: A Clash of Protesters, Counterprotesters and Police
Police bash protesters with bikes and pepper spray one Black teen as demonstrators denounce Trump and GOP in protest outside the RNC.
How a Duke Student Masterminded a Growing Coronavirus Aid Group
When the pandemic shuttered colleges, a group of Duke students turned a Facebook support group into a fast-growing coronavirus aid nonprofit.
State Board Member Hits Back at Superintendent: You Just Proved Me Right About Racial Equity
An open letter to NC Superintendent Mark Johnson from State Board of Education member James Ford on why racial equity advocacy matters.
Stop Blaming Teachers for Closed Schools. Blame the Coronavirus.
Two NC educators respond to a wave of “public hostility” toward teachers as many school districts reopen with remote learning.
How Biden Plans to Help Parents Find Affordable Child Care That Fits Their Needs
By the time her son was born in 2017, “$1,000 a month only got my son half day care” at a good childcare provider, one mom said.
READ: The Full Transcript of Sen. Kamala Harris’ DNC Speech
Making history, Harris officially accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday night. Read her full speech below.
Take It From a Teacher Raised by 2 Postal Workers, the Attacks on Schools and the USPS Are Linked
As the Trump administration and privatizers dismantle the US Postal Service, public educators can relate to their plight.
Biden Has Detailed Plans That Could Help Women in America. Trump Has Nothing.
How the two campaigns differ on health policy, plans for child care, and violence against women.
Op-Ed: Let’s Build Up Rural Broadband Like NC Once Built Its Highways
This Charlotte attorney and NC House candidate wants to see more households connected to the Internet.
UNC-Chapel Hill Cancels In-Person Classes. Staff and Faculty Fume It Didn’t Come Sooner.
After coronavirus clusters emerged on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus, officials to move all classes online and send 4,000 undergraduates home.
Learning Pods Could Throw Fuel on to the Fire Of Inequality in NC
These informal education groups might be the answer for some to this year’s school dilemma but at what price?
NC Teacher: State’s Schools Are Ignored While Big Business Gets COVID-19 Hand-Outs
Public schools in NC don’t have what they need to reopen and teach kids this fall while corporations pull in billions in aid.
Disillusioned NC Republicans Call for a Future Without Trump
Longtime Tar Heel Republicans, and several nationally-prominent conservatives, face off against the RNC with their own anti-Trump convention.
These Are the Measures Needed to Reopen Schools, According to an Infectious-Disease Expert
“When positivity rates in a community rise above 3%, schools will likely have to close again.”
Schools That Reopened Last Week Are Already Shutting Down Over COVID-19
School districts are facing coronavirus outbreaks as they begin to reopen without the federal funding necessary to do so safely.
NC Schools Weigh Reopening as 13,000 State Kids Have Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
How North Carolina schools reopening for in-person learning can expect to see a rise in childhood coronavirus cases.
Wake Commissioner Jessica Holmes: Biden Choosing a Black Woman as VP Would ‘Break That Glass Ceiling’
Half of the choices for Biden’s VP pick are women of color. Leading women of color in NC—including lawyers, judges, and lawmakers—tell us why that matters.