University of North Carolina at Greensboro Chancellor Franklin Gilliam has announced his final decision regarding program cuts at the school. The move comes following a roughly year-long academic portfolio review.
Sixty-four years ago, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Woolworth in Greensboro to fight segregation. The school commemorated the anniversary today with a conversation about social justice.
New reports show a big academic recovery after schools reopened. But not for all students. Stanford professor Sean Reardon tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how the pandemic worsened education inequality.
The department needs extra time to fix a mistake that could have hurt lower-income borrowers, but the delay means all students will have to wait longer for their college aid offers.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s academic portfolio review wrapped up earlier in January. There were recommendations for more than a dozen program cuts, and the stated goal was to collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators to better meet student needs. But many say the process was flawed.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released guidelines this month on the use of artificial intelligence in schools. Officials say students and teachers stand to benefit from the use of AI in the classroom.
With Arab students suspended for social media posts, it's "the first time we see this large amount of disciplinary procedures against students for expressing themselves," says a civil rights attorney.
A teacher at a public school near Houston has a secret classroom bookshelf largely made up of challenged titles. Many of the books deal with race, sex and gender.
Randolph Community College leaders are planning to add a new campus in the town of Liberty, a project driven by the needs of major new employers including Toyota.