EDUCATION
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NC ranks last in the nation for school funding effort. Here’s why
A nonpartisan organization recently ranked NC at the bottom of the nation for public education funding in several metrics, including last in the nation for school funding effort.
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‘I feel robbed’: Veteran NC teachers buckle under medical bills
As the NC State Health Plan faces a $507 million deficit, veteran NC teachers say shrinking benefits and rising out-of-pocket costs are driving them out of the classroom.
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How the fight to fund NC’s public schools became the 30-year Leandro struggle
In 1994, low-income school districts sued the NC legislature over paltry funding. The saga known as the Leandro case became a snarl of court rulings and legislative obstruction that is still unresolved.
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Report: NC teacher pay and per-pupil funding are in a dismal place
In a dismal new report, a libertarian think tank finds that NC teacher pay and per-student public school funding ranks near the bottom of the nation.
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4-day school weeks grow in popularity across the US, but what are the effects?
School districts in rural places are increasingly turning to 4-day school weeks, but there’s mixed data on how the change impacts students.
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Right-wingers in NC are now targeting SEL, or ‘social-emotional learning’ in schools
After years of targeting things like “critical race theory” and education on racial injustice, right-wingers in NC have a new enemy in SEL.
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Trump administration says it will release billions in frozen federal grants for schools
President Donald Trump’s administration had withheld $6 billion in funding for schools as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.
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Trump releases all $165M in frozen education funds, says NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson says the Trump administration has reversed course on the $165 million it was withholding from North Carolina’s public schools.
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Opinion: NC public schools are the beating heart of our communities. They deserve better.
A former social studies teacher in NC public schools says state and federal leaders are failing to uphold their obligation to education.
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Trump’s freeze on education funding shorts NC schools recovering from Helene
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson said President Trump’s freeze on federal education funding includes $18 million going to western NC schools recovering from Helene.























