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Community members have been advocating for a new Ashley Elementary School for years due to issues with mold and air quality in the current building.
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District officials say the closure is necessary due to low enrollment and declining state funding.
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The district's chief academic officer told school board members at a recent meeting that they need to look at consolidating classrooms.
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The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce hosted a discussion this week about the local economic impact of the statewide child care crisis.
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Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.
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The district is requesting a 9% increase in county funding. But officials say that is not enough to cover expenses without making reductions.
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Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
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A high school swim team in Texas raised nearly $20,000 to help their beloved school custodian after he spent months in the hospital.
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Governor Josh Stein, Senate Leader Phil Berger and Speaker of the House Destin Hall announced the plan in a joint press release. The North Carolina Association of Educators is not convinced that a new committee is what public schools need.
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District officials are considering closing Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve at the end of the year due to declining enrollment and reductions in state funding.
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N.C. A&T was the first public institution of higher education for African Americans in North Carolina, established in 1891.
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Chalkbeat tracked at least 21 state takeovers in the past three years.