After months of looking for Teaching Achieving Students Academy, a private school that gets state voucher money but didn’t seem to have a location, WFAE reporter Ann Doss Helms found the school earlier this month. But when she came to the WFAE studio a week later, she also found a “cease and desist” letter from its headmistress.
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The three iconic words remain the motto of the U.S. military academy. But an update to its mission statement, where the words had appeared for 26 years, has sparked outrage among conservatives online.
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A new hunting education program targets university students to cultivate the next, more diverse generation of hunters.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill continues her shakeup of district administration with the appointment of 10 assistant superintendents.
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The storied civil rights organization accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of having "waged war on Black America" by championing legislation to dismantle diversity and inclusion efforts at public schools.
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The NC Chamber of Commerce sounds an alarm after Michele Morrow topples incumbent Republican Catherine Truitt in the GOP primary for state schools superintendent. A look at how this shifts North Carolina's education scene.
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North Carolina’s Charter Schools Review Board voted unanimously to cut off public funding for Gastonia’s Ridgeview Charter School, a high-poverty K-8 school with consistently low test scores.
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A North Carolina principals' group asks the General Assembly to revise their pay scale, with more money for leading high-needs schools and less tied to performance pay.
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Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement between Florida officials and civil rights lawyers.
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School systems of every size have been hit by cyberattacks. "It's not Johnny in his room trying to break in and change his grades anymore," says one superintendent.
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And not just toddlers — infants and preschoolers too. A new effort aims to help the 4 million college students raising kids by putting Head Start programs on community college campuses.
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Two recent stories involving North Carolina schools illustrate the challenges facing the state’s public school system. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, makes the connections.
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About 72,000 students applied for North Carolina private school vouchers for 2024-25. That means about 40,000 higher-income families may be turned down.