One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
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OurBRIDGE for Kids, a Charlotte-based nonprofit, said a federal funding hold will have an impact on its programs. The nonprofit said it won't receive more than $800,000 in funding, after being abruptly notified Monday.
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State education officials received a memo that certain federal funds schools receive each July are frozen. See how much funding is affected at each NC district or charter school.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says Randolph Middle School Principal Jennifer Schroeder submitted her resignation on Tuesday July 1, effective immediately. Schroeder had been suspended with pay since May 20.
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The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.
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The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.
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They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing the number of kids who work but says the numbers remain "unacceptable."
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Belmont Abbey College has named Joseph Wysocki as interim president, effective Aug. 3. Wysocki is a Belmont Abbey graduate and the school’s current provost. The college recently announced that President Bill Thierfelder is stepping down to retire at the beginning of August after more than 20 years leading the school.
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The ruling marked a win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state, and that displays would isolate students — especially those who are not Christian.
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Trump's Truth Social comments came as a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that would continue blocking the president's efforts to bar international students from attending Harvard.
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Supporters of the bill say private schools do not have school resource officers like their public counterparts. Opponents argue the person carrying the weapon will likely be largely untrained.
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Research by Public Schools First NC found many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships raised tuition by 15% or more after the state increased voucher funding.
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The announcement comes just weeks after CMS said former Ardrey Kell principal Jamie Brooks had been suspended with pay on May 2 — a fact not disclosed to parents until three weeks later.