Stories tagged: "public education"


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Mold and classes in trailers: Inadequate funding for schools is hurting NC communities

Schools across the state are dealing with dilapidated classrooms and buildings in need of significant repair or a total rebuild due to a lack of investment in public education.

North Carolina wide receiver Kobe Paysour (8) runs in for a touchdown as South Carolina defensive back Keenan Nelson Jr. (18) looks on during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Good News Friday: NC Teams Put A Whoopin’ on SC Teams This Week

NC schools brought the pain to their SC rivals. Plus: A Balsam, NC woman turns 100, and her flowers—planted by her late husband—turn 48.

5 Ordinary North Carolinians Making an Extraordinary Difference
5 Ordinary North Carolinians Making an Extraordinary Difference

These folks didn’t let age, money, time, or any other factors stop them from helping their NC communities.

4 North Carolinians Making a Difference for Kids in the Tar Heel State
4 North Carolinians Making a Difference for Kids in the Tar Heel State

They say that children are our future. The North Carolinians in this story made a choice to help the future look a little brighter.

Flowers lay under a boarded up window at Caudill Labs on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, after a graduate student fatally shot his faculty adviser. A bullet hole could be seen earlier Tuesday in the bottom left corner of that window. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Why the Shooting at UNC-Chapel Hill Is Different for Asian Americans

When people of color are accused of committing high-profile crimes, their community tends to bear the blame for it too. It’s the same way in the UNC shooting.

Back-To-School in NC
Why Back-To-School Is So Gut-Wrenching (And So Important) For Me Right Now

I lost a child in January. But our local public schools made the grief more bearable. 

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We Asked a NC Teacher What They Need This School Year. Here’s What They Said.

There are lots of ways you can show appreciation for educators. We got advice straight from a NC teacher.