Lexington City Schools superintendent to step down
Lexington City Schools Superintendent, Anitra Wells, will resign from her position at the end of June, a year earlier than scheduled.
Education
Cooper announces $7.7 million for college-level mental health programs
Governor Roy Cooper has announced almost $8 million dollars in funding to support mental health programs in state colleges and universities.
High-paying jobs that don't need a college degree? Thousands of them sit empty
Trade jobs that require less education, at much lower cost, sit empty. But many parents remain wary of programs that don't lead to a four-year degree.
3 students were killed at Michigan State University and the gunman is dead
Police say the suspect was a 43-year-old man found off the MSU campus who died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Five others, all students, are in critical condition.
The oldest existing U.S. schoolhouse for Black children has been moved to a museum
A building in Virginia that's believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children has been moved to a museum.
The College Board slams Florida for what it calls 'slander' of AP Black history course
Florida officials claimed the new AP African American Studies course has a "political agenda," but the education nonprofit says state leaders never made any concrete suggestions on how to change it.
HBCUs have been underfunded for decades. A history of higher education tells us why
Historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S. have been underfunded for decades. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Adam Harris about the underlying reasons behind the inequality.
Task force looking to diversify NC educator workforce kicks off statewide tour
A parent-and-educator-led task force working to diversify North Carolina’s teacher workforce kicked off a statewide tour this week to learn about local initiatives.
Temple University cuts tuition and health benefits for striking graduate students
Some research and teaching assistants at the Philadelphia school have been striking for better pay since last week. The university is now revoking benefits for students who walk off the job to strike.
On the road to healing, tribal citizens are speaking out about boarding schools
Listening sessions on the Gila and Navajo Nations discuss a path forward for Native survivors of decades of abuse and mistreatment at federal Indian boarding schools.