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What to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment

October 23, 2024

Tens of millions of older Americans will see an increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.

What to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment

Need help registering to vote in North Carolina? Try a free seminar.

July 8, 2024

This summer, the North Carolina State Board of Elections will offer free voter registration seminars. Here’s what you need to know.

Need help registering to vote in North Carolina? Try a free seminar.

NC Republicans vote to expand private school voucher program by $463 million, but refuse to raise teacher pay

September 13, 2024

The General Assembly approved the expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship program to help wealthy families pay for private school, but declined to include extra money to raise teacher pay. Local leaders, parents, and legislators say this latest round of funding will hurt public school teachers and students.

NC Republicans vote to expand private school voucher program by $463 million, but refuse to raise teacher pay

Op-ed: School Boards Matter More Than Ever

January 22, 2024

Access to high quality public education is a cornerstone of our democracy. Unfortunately, North Carolina politicians are attacking public education by gutting funding for schools and sowing distrust in teachers and administrators. This two-pronged assault on public schools robs children of the strong foundational learning they deserve. Statewide funding decisions deeply impact local schools since the biggest slice of…

Op-ed: School Boards Matter More Than Ever

Beyond the grade: How one ‘failing’ NC school defines success

January 2, 2024

NC’s controversial school report card system has given Lingerfeldt Elementary in Gastonia, NC, failing grades. But the local school’s leadership isn’t buying it.

Beyond the grade: How one ‘failing’ NC school defines success

This weekend’s weather is bad news for NC

April 9, 2026

Plus: The week in protests in NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. In 2023, more than 60% of abortions in the United States were performed with medication. Those numbers reflect a change in the way this medical procedure is done, with more people preferring this safe, at-home option. Indeed, the drug mifepristone has…

This weekend’s weather is bad news for NC

VIDEO: NC public school teacher says “go harder”

March 25, 2024

This🔥🔥 Taylor Evans, a public school teacher in Vance County, NC, had this advice for North Carolinians who are steamed about the chronic underfunding of public schools: “Go harder.” Evans was one of many educators who gathered over the weekend at a #DefendBlackHistory summit in Charlotte, organized by the advocacy group @colorofchange. Public schools in…

VIDEO: NC public school teacher says “go harder”

Biden cancels student loan debt for 8,100 more North Carolinians

April 12, 2024

Friday’s announcement is just the latest round of student debt cancellation enacted by the Biden administration, which has approved relief for more than 4.3 million people so far, including 82,410 people in North Carolina.

Biden cancels student loan debt for 8,100 more North Carolinians

What the End of Democracy Looks Like in NC

May 2, 2025

A big picture look at Thursday’s big news. Plus: ‘Mayday protests. And: Where are we in NC? Share with a friend Sometimes the best thing you can do as a journalist is listen. Case in point: Back in March, we covered it when a North Carolina veteran named Jay Carey was removed from Congressman Chuck…

What the End of Democracy Looks Like in NC

Why the Last Day of School in NC Feels Different This Year

June 9, 2023

It feels like a make-or-break moment for public education in North Carolina. Senior Editor Billy Ball on what’s at stake.

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