A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute studied whether evaluations of charter applications by North Carolina’s former Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB) were good predictors of the success of new charter schools. North Carolina removed its statewide cap of 100 charter schools in 2011. The institute’s report tracked...

The comptroller hired to delve into Durham Public Schools’ finances in the aftermath of the classified pay debacle is presenting recommendations to the Board of Education on Thursday. Among them: Put every employee in a new salary grade based on all their previous experience plus the calculated reclassification increase or...

UNC-Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts sat down with founders of the nonprofit Coalition for Carolina Wednesday for a webinar discussion spanning campus and UNC System issues as well as broader political and higher education matters. When UNC System President Peter Hans appointed Roberts in January, after the exit of...

The Wake County Board of Education has voted to end a partnership with Saint Augustine’s University. The agreement allowed students attending the WCPSS Wake Young Leadership Academies to take college-level courses at Saint Augustine’s University. Students could take up to two years of tuition-free credits that could count toward a...

The US Department of Justice sued Apple today, alleging that the company violated antitrust laws by restricting rivals’ access to iPhone features and monopolizing the smartphone market. The lawsuit in US District Court for the District of New Jersey alleged that “Apple suppresses… innovation through a web of contractual restrictions...

UNC announced the creation of a new scholarship for undergraduates studying the humanities, after sharing news of a major investment by an alumnus on Tuesday. Stephen Israel, a former vice chairman of the consulting firm Korn Ferry and UNC graduate in the Class of 1966, gifted $10 million to the...

The March 5 primary was the first statewide election in North Carolina where voters had to show photo ID after the passage of a constitutional amendment in 2018. The North Carolina Board of Elections said 473 ballots in the March 5 primary were not counted because the voter didn’t have...

Walking into the Maureen Joy Charter School building is a little like stepping back in time. The lacquered wood floors creak as students walk to class. Sunlight streams across high ceilings. The school’s chief operating officer Samantha Amaral offers a tour of the building. “It was built in 1910, so...

Elected officials’ stock holdings have come under scrutiny in recent years due to repeated allegations of lawmakers exploiting their public authority and access to insider information for improper personal gain. State-level officials and candidates are required to submit annual “statements of economic interest” to the NC Ethics Commission to mitigate...

A manufacturing plant in Duplin County would have to monitor, but not limit, chemical compounds it discharges from its wastewater treatment system into the Northeast Cape Fear River under the terms of a draft permit being reviewed by state and federal agencies. Automotive textile and technology manufacturer Lear Corp.’s draft...

When Pactiv Evergreen announced it would close its Canton paper mill last year, Haywood County Schools was already facing a host of other challenges, among them a declining student population, costs incurred from damages caused during the Pigeon River flood in 2021, and the impending end of COVID-era relief funds....

Public funding for a private school education is open to all North Carolina families. But many of the state’s top private schools — from Providence Day in Charlotte to Ravenscroft School in Raleigh — don’t accept it. Why it matters: Families rushed to apply for state funding last month, with...

A North Carolina candidate for state superintendent is receiving national news coverage over social media posts that appear to call for violence and evoke extreme rhetoric. Republican Michele Morrow describes herself on her website as a “lifelong Christan conservative.” She has worked as a nurse, missionary and child advocate and...

New Hanover County Commissioners approved the rezoning for a new affordable housing project in Caste Hayne. The housing development will provide 128 units to individuals in the workforce. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning that will allow a new 128-unit affordable housing project in Castle Hayne....

More than $22 million in state and local grants are ticketed for SCHOTT Pharma’s new $371 million syringe plant in North Carolina. The state Department of Commerce, during Monday’s meeting of the Economic Investment Committee, said the plant in Wilson is expected to create 401 new jobs. The company’s North...