An overwhelming 81 percent of voters in Salisbury on Tuesday said the city should lease its Fibrant broadband service to Hotwire Communications. The unofficial vote was 2,602 to 590. As Carolina Journal reported, the proposed lease would go for 20 years beginning July 1, with Hotwire paying back the city a…
A charter school in Durham plans to close in support of teachers in traditional public schools. Central Park Charter School for Children plans to join the growing number of schools closing for the March for Students and Rally for Respect next week. Thousands…
It’s a world without walls. Students can explore the vast expanse of the Great Barrier Reef or the microscopic intricacies of the human cell — all within the confines of the classroom. Virtual reality experiences take students “to where they cannot be” because of physical, financial, or other constraints, says Helen Crompton, an…
Forcibly changing social institutions and traditions without fully understanding their origins, complexities, and consequences can produce disaster.
The number of North Carolina districts closing schools May 16 is growing. Eleven school districts plan to close as thousands of teachers travel to Raleigh for the March for Students and Rally for Respect. The event, sponsored by the N.C. Association of Educators…
More North Carolinians now think the state is headed in the right direction — as compared to seven months ago — but a majority still believe the country is on the wrong path, a new poll says. SurveyUSA, along with Spectrum News North Carolina, conducted…
The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to return for the 2018 short legislative session on Wednesday, May 16. There’s speculation on what they will do and just how short the short session will be. Analysts and lobbyists are asking where they will go and what it will mean beyond the…
Freedom of the press and the freedom to operate in a free and open market is critical to maintaining the ideals of liberty and democracy. Those points are unassailable. Going further, snarky, mean-spirited and even physically threatening attacks on credible journalists must stop.
The Physical Safety and Security working group — a subset of the House Select Committee on Safer Schools — met briefly Wednesday, May 2 to approve recommendations on improving school security. Seven recommendations — from more money for school resource…
Lawmakers remain frustrated over the slow pace of disaster relief after Hurricane Matthew devastated southeastern parts of the state more than 1 ½ years ago. The House Select Committee on Disaster Relief peppered Emergency Management Director Michael Sprayberry during a Monday, April 30, meeting with…
