The plan was to turn the middle college programs for 11th and 12th graders at four Central Piedmont Community College campuses into early college programs that include ninth and 10th graders as well.

Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida Thursday night. The storm is bringing heavy rain to the Carolinas. Several school systems have closed, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Here’s a list that WFAE will update as closures are announced.

A CEO from Charlotte continues to fund scholarships for undocumented students, as the debate around immigration has hit a fever pitch this election season.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board will consider adding new language to its harassment policy that would protect staff and students from harassment on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.

More than 84,000 North Carolina students took an exam for an Advanced Placement class last school year and passed to earn college credit, setting a record high.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board voted Tuesday night to approve several changes to student assignment, mostly affecting magnet schools. But the changes did not include creating hundreds of seats in early college programs or adding more students to the already overcrowded Dilworth Elementary School.

I’m James Farrell and, as of last week, I’m the new education reporter here at WFAE. I’m so excited to dive into this crucial beat.

A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form’s troubled rollout.

Earlier this month, a Gettysburg College student used a box cutter to write a racial slur on another student's chest during a social gathering on campus. The incident is under campus investigation.

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Friday that would commit more than $6 billion in funding to private school vouchers over the next decade, and made the case that it would harm rural schools.