Stories tagged: "college"
The Court’s decision reverses decades of precedent. In 1978, the Court ruled that affirmative action was lawful, which it later upheld in 2003 and 2016.
Duke University is offering a life-changing opportunity to lower-income North Carolina and South Carolina families.
Each year, the state of North Carolina sets aside millions of dollars to make attendance at the state’s colleges and universities more affordable and accessible for students. Unfortunately, many of the students who need this assistance the most are not aware these funds exist.
About 90% of the benefits from Biden's plan will go to families earning less than $75,000 according to the White House, but a group of Republican-led states have sued to block it.
Under the new plan, borrowers who earn less than roughly $30,600 a year would owe $0 a month on their federal student loans, effectively pausing them. A borrower who’s in a family of four and makes less than roughly $62,400 would also see their payments paused.
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Voting among young people surged in NC in the 2018 election. Organizers are hoping for an even bigger windfall in 2020.
A UNC-Greensboro student tells us why, for youth voters like her, their first election in 2020 might just be the most important.
