Education

UNC Trustees OK Tenure For Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones

9:50am July 01, 2021

Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved tenure Wednesday for Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, capping weeks of tension that began wh

UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure

6:41pm June 30, 2021

by David Folkenflik

UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is named.

Education

Forsyth Tech Announces Free Tuition For Class Of 2021

5:21pm June 30, 2021

by Paul Garber

This year's North Carolina high school graduates will be able to go to Forsyth Technical Community College for free this fall through a public-private partnership just unveiled by the school.

Education

WS/FC Schools Considers Funding For New Reynolds High Stadium

4:28pm June 30, 2021

by Keri Brown

ESPN's Jay Bilas Weighs In On Student-Athlete Compensation Via NIL Vote

4:50pm June 29, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jay Bilas, college basketball analyst and commentator for ESPN, about the NCAA's decision to allow student-athletes to be paid for use of their name, image and likeness.

Education

GCS Looks At Safety Protocols After Receiving Vitriolic Messages

4:37pm June 29, 2021

by Keri Brown

Guilford County Schools is discussing changes to safety protocols for board meetings. This comes after protests over access and a string of vitriolic emails.

Education

Kaleideum Announces $2.25M Gift Toward STEAM Education

10:56am June 29, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

The children's education organization Kaleideum has received a gift of $2.2 million toward enhancing its programs for pre-K through 12th-grade students in

Lawsuit Challenges Indiana University's Mandate Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination

6:07pm June 28, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

Indiana University is among the more that 500 colleges in the U.S. requiring that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine for fall semester. But a new lawsuit is challenging the university's mandate.

Students work on a classroom exercise at a school in Kibera, a poor neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya.

How Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answer

9:33pm June 27, 2021

by Joanne Lu

A new study finds that girl-centric programs may not be the only effective way to boost girls' school performance in low-income countries.

Terence Crowster, a development worker who has been an avid reader since he was young, solicited donations to start the Hot-Spot Library in Scottsville, Cape Town, so kids would have a safe place to connect with books.

PHOTOS: Improvised Library Brings Joy Of Books To Kids Living In Gang Territory

4:15pm June 27, 2021

by Tommy Trenchard

It started with a guy who had a dream – bringing books to kids in a slum – and two used shipping containers. It's the Hot-Spot Library of Cape Town, South Africa.