Liz Schlemmer

The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) says 54,000 Opportunity Scholarships have been offered to families

An annual report from the Education Law Center has ranked North Carolina 49th among states for its "effort" to fund public schools - a measure that considers the state's economic capacity to increase school funding.

The rollout of a new FAFSA form last year made it a fiasco for many students applying for college financial aid. The process can be especially complex for applicants whose parents are undocumented, but there’s a North Carolina nonprofit helping students navigate that complexity.

The Durham Public Schools board of education voted to reduce bus service for certain students so that the district can end rotational busing.

FILE - A red wolf crosses a road on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Thursday, March 23, 2023, near Manns Harbor, N.C. The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.

North Carolina was one of the top ten fastest growing states in 2024, growing by more 1.5 percent. That growth was driven mostly by domestic migration from other states.

The DPS school board held a special meeting Monday to discuss transportation issues and ask questions of administrative staff. The plans are not yet final, but here are some of the takeaways.

NC public schools have been hit with a major data breach of teachers' and students’ personal information. A hacker attacked the PowerSchool information system that schools use to track data on student enrollment, grades, health and attendance.

NC public schools have been hit with a major data breach of teachers' and students' personal information.