A big splash

Ager well outpaces Balkcom in NC-11 fundraising

In third quarter FEC campaign finance reports, Ager raised $2.3 million and has $1.6 million in cash on hand. Balkcom raised $355,134 and has $295,084 in cash on hand. 

UNC System puts $400K into new routes to teaching

The UNC System has awarded $400,000 to 15 campuses to build teacher apprenticeships and other new routes into the classroom. The grants come as more than 4,000 NC educators teach on temporary licenses and the state rolls out its own apprenticeship program.

Tillis to join Davidson College’s Martin Institute after leaving Senate

The retiring senator joins Susan Rice and James Zogby in the institute’s inaugural residency program.

Charter school asks top NC court to reject student suicide case

A Wake County charter school is urging North Carolina’s highest court to reject a case related to a 13-year-old student’s off-campus suicide in 2022.