The folks at Best NC issued their 2025 state education fact book. There’s a lot of data in there, culled from many sources, but a few things stand out. For starters, there’s a question about the value of a North Carolina high school diploma, specifically about whether it tells anyone that the bearer’s ready for […]
Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News North Carolina has emerged as a vital access point for abortion care in the South in the wake of a wave of restrictions in neighboring states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Nationwide, the Tar Heel state served the second highest number of out-of-state patients […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio The state House voted 68-45 along party lines Wednesday to ban diversity, equity and inclusion in state government agencies. The bill would ban the use of DEI in hiring practices and in employee training. The bill would define DEI as a program or policy intended to “influence hiring or employment practices with […]
Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor’s authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now, even though trial judges struck it down as unconstitutional just last week. Three judges on the intermediate-level Court of Appeals unanimously granted the request […]
Sarah Krueger/WRAL News The majority of the cases related to the January 2024 crash that killed University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Molly Rotunda have been resolved in court, including one as recently as Tuesday. WRAL News has reported extensively on the deadly single-car crash on Jan. 21, 2024, and the underage drinking […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Those who are taken into ICE custody typically arrive at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Data from Syracuse University shows that while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased the number of detainers sent to jails nationwide by 72%, fewer individuals are being taken into ICE custody. The data shows that […]
WTVD News The former president of Saint Augustine’s University, Dr. Christine McPhail, is once again suing the school and two former board members. Dr. McPhail was fired from the role in December, 2023. At the time, she said the board of trustees told her she had been fired without providing specific reasons. However, her attorney […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press There’s never an off year for elections. At least not in the state legislature. This session, dozens of election-related bills have been filed, but a few have sped to the front of the pack: local measures making school board races partisan and those shifting municipal contests from odd to even years, […]
Mebane Rash/Education NC Gov. Josh Stein joined the Smart Start Conference in Greensboro on Wednesday to highlight his priorities for child care and early education, but he also urged North Carolina’s federal delegation to oppose efforts to eliminate the Head Start program, according to a press release. Stein, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, and Superintendent Maurice […]
April Laissle/WFDD Radio Senator Thom Tillis has released a map labeling nine North Carolina counties “sanctuary jurisdictions” for undocumented immigrants. Among them: Forsyth, Guilford, and Watauga. But local law enforcement officials are pushing back. “That’s not true, has no validity,” said Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough. Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman echoed the sentiment: “Long […]
The (Southern Pines) Pilot Moore County Schools has announced several leadership appointments within the district, effective July 1. The following appointments have been made: *Shaun Krencicki has been appointed as the principal of Aberdeen Elementary School; *Sandra Bare will become the principal of Southern Middle School; *Jamie Synan has been appointed as deputy superintendent. *Stefanie […]
