In a bind

2/3 of NC voucher dollars go to lower-income families

NC's Opportunity Scholarship voucher program now serves 106,863 students at nearly $589 million, and newly released state data show two-thirds of those dollars still go to lower-income families.

Green launches new Parent Advisory Council

NC Superintendent Mo Green has launched a statewide Parent Advisory Council and is taking applications from parents who want to advise the state on its public schools.

Amazon, Corning reach deal for NC optical fiber manufacturing

A new training program through Catawba Valley Community College will train fiber optic technicians and is part of a deal to create 1,000 new jobs.

Remembering Gordon Wood, 1933-2026

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and American historian Gordon Wood (1933-2026) delivered a 2007 speech for the John Locke Foundation on key lessons from the American Revolution.