CHARLOTTE - The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office have confirmed an active investigation related to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, adding a federal inquiry to ongoing state reviews while officials have disclosed few details.
RALEIGH - Proposed federal rules would set donor-credit limits and state oversight requirements for a school-choice program North Carolina joined in June.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The North Carolina State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction opened a separate review of alleged financial irregularities at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, adding another layer of state oversight to the district's finances.
North Carolina ends the school-issued driving eligibility certificate Oct. 1, but teen driver education and graduated licensing requirements remain.
More than 105,000 North Carolina public school seniors will receive at least one direct college admission offer under an expansion of NC College Connect.
Twelve summer electrical academies are launching in North Carolina as part of an initiative that plans to train 25,000 North Carolinians for energy and infrastructure jobs over 10 years.
North Carolina’s Governor’s School Supply Drive will collect classroom materials June 29 through July 31 at all 275 SECU branches.
North Carolina is launching 12 summer electrical academies at community colleges to train 220 students for electrical careers through coursework, credentials and pre-apprenticeships.
RALEIGH — North Carolina public schools could receive additional flexibility to use remote instruction when emergencies last beyond existing limits under a bill scheduled for review Tuesday in a House education committee.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a U.S. Department of Education rule that his office says would restrict federal loan access for students pursuing advanced health care degrees.
Raleigh, N.C. — Today, the N.C. Senate gave final approval to House Bill 696, which allocates critical funding for the Children of Wartime Veterans Scholarship. This new infusion of funds follows years of departmental mismanagement that led to shortfalls in funding, putting hundreds of students at risk of not receiving their scholarships.
This past week, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the Leandro case was unconstitutional in forcing the General Assembly to fully fund education equally in the state of North Carolina. As an educator and as a Republican, I have been living in a sense of division for several years. This action by the conservative majority has single-handedly dealt the largest blow to education in our great state in decades.
