Guilford County finalizes $840M budget
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners has adopted an $840 million budget for the next fiscal year.
Education
These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year
The Addams Family, Clue and Frozen JR were among the most popular shows, according to a new survey. But the report also showed that drama teachers are nervous about censorship.
North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is embarking on a campaign to try to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly that he says if enacted would crush North Carolina's public schools and wobble the state's economic future.
Pandemic hits 'stop button,' but for some life is forever changed
NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.
The educational legacy of a Black boarding school and the woman who made it all possible
The town of Sedalia in Guilford County may be small, but it has an outsized impact when it comes to its educational legacy.
Books on race and sexuality are among the most targeted across N.C. schools
Journalists from nine North Carolina newsrooms learned that over the past two years, people have brought at least 189 book challenges across the state's 115 public school districts. The reporting was timed to coincide with Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of the importance of public records, open government, and transparency.
A dance of hope by children who scavenge coal
Kids in India illegally collect bits of coal to sell so they can help their families. To give them a chance for a brighter future, an local educator gives them lessons in academics and the arts.
Winston-Salem business, education leaders lay out legislative priorities
Business and education leaders joined with elected officials in Winston-Salem Friday to discuss legislative priorities for the coming year, with jobs, training, and afforda
North Carolina Senate OKs limits on LGBTQ school instruction
Public school teachers in North Carolina would be required in most circumstances to alert parents before they call a student by a different name or pronoun, under a bill passed by the Republican-controlled state Senate on Tuesday.
We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity
Send leaders into space for perspective, tap solar power to offer electricity for all, make "dignity" a priority — those are some of the wishes readers have for 2023.