ECU To Use Emergency Funds To Clear Student Debt From 2020
East Carolina University is using a portion of the money it’s getting from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to wipe out nearly $1 million in student debt, the school announced.
Report Shows Minimal COVID Transmission Within N.C. Schools
A report published on Wednesday shows COVID-19 transmission within North Carolina schools is low and best mitigated by mask wearing.
1 CMS Board Member Breaks Silence After Protests About Reported Sex Assaults At Myers Park High School
One CMS school board member is finally breaking their silence on accusations of repeated rape and sexual harassment on campus at Myers Park High School. This, after the board has refused to comment on the record for weeks about what appears to be a growing pattern of problems.
UNC Protesters Cite Ongoing Frustrations Amid Tenure Dispute
Discontent over how Black students, faculty and staff have been treated for years at North Carolina’s flagship public university is reemerging after the school refused to offer tenure to a prominent investigative journalist who’s won awards for her work on systemic racism.
Lumbee Tribal Leaders Speak Out Against School’s Mascot
Members of the Lumbee Tribal Council are calling for a Gaston County high school to remove a mascot and logo that they call an inaccurate and derogatory representation of Native American people.
Mallard Creek STEM Academy Educator Named Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year
Michelle Pierce, a middle school computer science teacher at Mallard Creek STEM Academy, has been selected among thousands of eligible teachers as a 2021 Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award recipient.
Day One Of Camp CMS In The Books
“I learned about math, and I also learned about spelling my words correctly," says second-grader Sadiyya Johnson.
Teachers Rally In Gaston County To Prioritize Students
With less than three weeks until the next budget year, teachers in Gaston County are calling on lawmakers to put students first.
NC Court: Students Can Use Constitution To Fight Bullying
The constitutional right of North Carolina’s children to have access to a good public school education also applies to individual students who aren’t getting help to stop classroom bullying and harassment against them, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Justices Consider Harvard Case On Race In College Admissions
With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
Teachers Wary Of New Laws Limiting Instruction On Race
As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wondered how she might have to go about it differently next year under a new Tennessee state law that prohibits teaching certain concepts of race and racism.
Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Will Sit Empty For Two More Years
The Board of Education decided to postpone boundary decisions after dozens of parents expressed concerns about student assignments.
Meck Co. Commission & CMS Board Head to Mediation Over Funding Dispute
The funding dispute between the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board and Mecklenburg County Commissioners is now heading to mediation. The two sides couldn't work things out during a joint meeting held Monday.
Dueling Parent Protests Before Union Co. School Board Meeting
Union County parents faced off in dueling protests before Tuesday night's school board meeting. Some say partisan politics are distracting from what should be the board's priority -- educating children.
POLITICAL WRAP: 100 Year Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre; Controversy Over Race Education in Schools
How race and history are taught in schools is the latest flashpoint in the ongoing "culture wars." It comes as states, including North Carolina, consider laws limiting the use of "critical race theory" in education.
State GOP Lawmakers Try To Limit Teaching About Race, Racism
Governors and legislatures in Republican-controlled states across the country are moving to define what race-related ideas can be taught in public schools and colleges, a reaction to the nation’s racial reckoning after last year’s police killing of George Floyd.
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