Education

North Carolina state Sen. Amy Galey, an Alamance County Republican

Politics & Government

North Carolina Senate OKs limits on LGBTQ school instruction

7:12am February 08, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

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.

First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world.

We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

5:00am February 05, 2023

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.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state rejected the African American studies course because education "is about the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of ideology or the advancement of a political agenda."

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

5:31am January 27, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch.

Harvard restores fellowship for human rights advocate critical of Israeli policies

2:01pm January 20, 2023

by Simone Popperl

After outcry, Harvard restores fellowship for leading human rights advocate who criticized Israeli policies.

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Education

North Carolina high court backs move forcing school spending

4:23pm November 04, 2022

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

A local North Carolina judge had the power to transfer large amounts of taxpayer dollars from government coffers to state agencies to carry out a plan to address longstanding education inequities, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

Education

NC appeals court rules who will hear education voucher suit

4:12pm October 18, 2022

by Associated Press

A legal challenge to North Carolina's taxpayer-funded scholarship program for K-12 children to attend private schools — focused on claims of bias based on religion and sexuality — must be heard by

Giving a lesson at the home of a girl in Cali, Colombia, in August 2020, a teacher wears a biosecurity suit to prevent infection from the novel coronavirus. The "teacher at home" program aimed to help students stay in touch with teachers during pandemic school shutdowns.

Health & Safety

It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

11:53am October 11, 2022

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy, child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.

Education

Universities team with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to train teachers with federal grant

4:00pm September 21, 2022

by Amy Diaz

Three local universities in collaboration with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received a $4.7 million grant from the U.S.

Education

NC A&T sees record enrollment

3:04pm September 15, 2022

by David Ford

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has experienced back-to-back record-breaking student enrollment. The rising numbers reflect a growing trend among historically Black colleges and universities nationwide while elsewhere undergraduate enrollments have declined during the pandemic.

Education

The latest crowd-sourced poem is about hope for the new school year

5:10am September 07, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to poet in residence Kwame Alexander, who shares his latest community crowd-sourced poem about the goals that teachers, parents and students have set for themselves.