Liz Schlemmer

About 11.5% of North Carolina teachers left the profession last school year, including retirements. There were just over 6,000 teaching vacancies reported statewide, including classes without a fully licensed teacher.

File: A child in Charlottesville, Va., uses eclipse glasses to safely watch the August 2017 solar eclipse.

North Carolina is one of more than a dozen states that require public schools to test for lead in their drinking water . Now, the state is using federal money to pay for the testing and replace pipes or faucets if they find lead

Educators at Abbotts Creek Elementary in Raleigh hold signs that say "Fair Pay Now" and "Teachers Are Worth More."

Sen. Michael Lee introduces the state budget bill on Thurs., Sept. 21, 2023.

The CEO of an online educational gaming company donated more than $40,000 combined to the North Carolina Republican Party and the North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus, around the same time his company, Plasma Games, received $6.3 million in the last two state budgets.

More than 1,400 people have signed the petition, saying they support free speech, and also support the university's disciplinary action against protesters who violated campus policies.

A new study by N.C. State University researchers has found that North Carolina public schools are becoming more segregated by race, even as the overall student population becomes more racially diverse.

North Carolina is one of more than a dozen states that require public schools to test for lead in their drinking water . Now, the state is using federal money to pay for the testing and replace pipes or faucets if they find lead

File: Dozens of childcare providers closed their classrooms Thursday to rally at the statehouse. It was billed as a Day Without Childcare.