Top 10 6. Study explores impact of high rates of absenteeism in NC schools Molly Steur/EdNC A 2026 research paper from the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) at UNC-Chapel Hill examined how “student...
Top 10 7. Amid a nationwide shortage of special-ed teachers, Durham tries a new approach Tori Newby/IndyWeek More than two months into the school year, Durham Public Schools was still looking for 68 more teachers....
Top 10 8. Two Macon deputies fired for misconduct Alex Perri/Smoky Mountain News The Macon County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in a three-day span announced the termination of two employees...
Top 10 9. Berger Jr. filing indicates plans to run for chief justice in 2028 Brian Murphy and Caroline Yaffa/WRAL News Election Day 2026 isn’t here yet, but at least one candidate is already making...
Top 10 10. Erosion prompts emergency repairs at Cape Fear River dam Coastal Review The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District is taking “immediate action” to address erosion that is causing...
Elections Locke poll finds widening leads for Democrats The latest poll for the Locke Foundation finds about an eight-point generic advantage for Democrats on the General Assembly ballot....
Education Charlotte schools quarrel reaches ears in Raleigh State Auditor Dave Boliek’s office confirmed Thursday that it’s looking into what it terms “the matter involving Superintendent Crystal Hill”...
Health Care Rural practice still not drawing NC med-school grads North Carolina’s would-be physicians have been shying away from setting up primary care practices in the rural parts of the...
Education BOG open to another set of tuition increases UNC System President Peter Hans and his aides left Wednesday’s Board of Governors budget committee meeting with an implicit green...
Uncategorized Court of Appeals torpedoes some coastal regs A divided N.C. Court of Appeals panel has sided with the Rules Review Commission on the key point of its...
Education UNC flagships’ pay for football lags the big guys Even UNC System President Peter Hans concedes that in college sports going forward, it’s likely that “those who spend the...
Economic Development FERC: Grid performed better in early 2026 storms Federal regulators say the East Coast’s power grid, North Carolina’s included, handled January’s two winter storms way better than it...
Education More detail on UNC System athletics spending UNC System campuses used student fees to raise $136.4 million for their intercollegiate sports teams in fiscal 2024-25, about 21.3%...
Economic Development Legislators should act on data-center rates, AG says Though they definitely favor setting up a special power-rate class for data centers, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and his aides...
Health Care CON needs to go, State Health Plan trustee says The No. 2 man on the State Health Plan trustees told a Congressional subcommittee he favors doing away with North...
