A growing number of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are hiring student success coaches to increase retention. The initiative is part of a collaboration between the United Negro College Fund and a coaching organization called InsideTrack. The partnership currently has two student success training cohorts that include 25 HBCUs across...

Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers’ driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter to FTC Chairwoman Linda Khan, Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Edward Markey of Massachusetts allege that General...

Just months after a staff realignment meant to free up then-Town Manager Nick Scheuer to focus on recovery and resiliency efforts in the wake of twin tragedies, Scheuer has submitted his resignation to Canton’s town attorney and governing board. “Thank you for the opportunity to work with you all over...

Representatives from the N.C. High School Athletic Association spoke with the State Board of Education on Wednesday morning about a hot topic in high school sports — name, image, and likeness. For about 40 minutes, NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker and Tod Morgan, the chair of the NCHSAA NIL Committee, provided...

Since February 2020, the number of licensed child care programs in North Carolina has decreased by 5.3%, and the loss has accelerated in the past year. EdNC has been tracking changes in the number of programs over the past year as pandemic-era stabilization funding has expired. Using quarterly data provided...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate search in part due to concerns that his Republican lieutenant governor would try to assume control if he left the state to campaign as part of the Democratic ticket, according to three...

Rallying a virtual convening of Kamala Harris supporters on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper hammered the top of the GOP’s ticket for what he said was a clear “disrespect of women.” Cooper spoke early on during the “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, the latest of several fundraising and...

When you listen to North Carolina’s lawmakers, it can seem like school choice is a starkly partisan issue: Democrats support public education, while Republicans value choice and competition. Real life is so much more nuanced. School choice has been a defining theme of the education beat since I started in...

The North Carolina Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Division is investigating the workplace death of a migrant farmworker in Wayne County earlier this month. Juan José Ceballos died on July 6 and his death was reported on July 8, according to the state Labor Department. A department spokesperson...

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals plans to lay off 150 employees at its Sanford plant. A report on the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s website from July 24 lists the impending layoffs at the 4300 Oak Park Road facility. The effective date is July 31, according to the website, although a recent story...

City police are looking at ways to hire civilians to investigate minor car crashes, rather than taking officers away from emergency response by having them deal with fender benders. APD hopes to have the civilian team respond to collisions by summer 2025, Deputy Chief Jackie Stepp told a City Council...

Almost 200 students are scheduled to have alternative sleeping arrangements this fall as UNCW plans to house more students than it has space. This will be the second year in a row UNCW’s enrolled first- and second-year students, both required to live on campus, exceed its bed count. Ahead of...

The UNC System Board of Governors on Wednesday approved University of North Carolina Asheville Chancellor Kimberly van Noort’s proposal to eliminate the university’s drama, philosophy, religion, and ancient Mediterranean studies (classics) programs and to curtail languages and literature classes. The board also announced it will begin a “guaranteed admissions” program...

The companywide closure of a furniture store will result in the closure of its one Wilmington location. Badcock Home Furniture & More, located at 6737 Market Street, will be closing. Stores across all eight states where the company currently operates will also be closing, according to a comment posted by...

After a raid at a southern Granville County cockfighting ring over the weekend, several of the suspects appeared in court Monday. Granville County Sheriff Robert Fountain said the Saturday operation nabbed at least 15 suspects when deputies executed a search warrant at 1009 Lawrence Road — just a half-mile from...