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Federal civil rights probe targets ECU medical school admissions
Federal officials are examining whether Brody School of Medicine admissions practices unlawfully favored applicants based on race.
Opinion
The future of rural NC won’t be built by degrees alone
When people think of North Carolina, they often picture two places: the Research Triangle that encompasses Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill; or the booming skyline of Charlotte. But anyone who truly knows our state understands that North Carolina’s strength isn’t found only in its biggest cities. It lives in our small towns, farming communities, and...
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Education bills that stalled in committee reappear in new budget
A stalled slate of North Carolina education bills — from teacher licensure changes to a K-8 math screener and a school attendance pilot — didn't die in committee but were folded into the roughly $34 billion state budget lawmakers sent to Gov. Josh Stein on July 2.
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Harris takes aim at federal rule career schools call unfair
US Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina has introduced the PARITY Act to repeal the Higher Education Act's 90/10 rule, which requires for-profit and career schools to draw at least 10% of revenue from non-federal sources. That standard doesn't apply to public or nonprofit colleges.
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US Dept of Ed targets Buncombe, Cabarrus schools over restroom policy
A federal Title IX investigation has been opened into Buncombe County Schools over claims it let "biological men" use girls' restrooms, making it the second North Carolina district probed this month.
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America’s youngest readers are bouncing back, national test shows
The nation's 9-year-olds posted their first significant academic gains since the pandemic, with reading scores back to pre-pandemic levels on the latest NAEP long-term trend assessment.
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Resolution to abolish US Dept of Ed on the move in NC House
An NC House committee advanced a resolution on June 2 urging Congress to abolish the US Department of Education and hand authority back to the states.
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NC joins lawsuit over health care student loan cuts
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a lawsuit filed on Tuesday against the US Department of Education over a new rule that could restrict access to federal student loans for people pursuing professional degree programs in health care-related fields.
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Jackson recovers school funds Trump officials called ‘divisive’
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson secured a temporary agreement on March 11 restoring $2.5 million in federal education funding for roughly 23,000 students — including in counties still recovering from Hurricane Helene — through June 30. That comes after the Trump administration terminated a $50 million Full-Service Community Schools grant.
January 2026 — North Carolinians want to choose their public school
RALEIGH — This week marks the 16th annual National School Choice Week. Every year, in recognition of National School Choice Week, the Carolina Journal Poll surveys likely North Carolina voters on matters of education. In this year’s poll, voters continued to show strong support for school choice programs, such as open enrollment, the Opportunity Scholarship...
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Trump admin launches nationwide ‘Freedom Truck’ at NC charter school
The Freedom 250 “Freedom Truck” made its first stop in North Carolina kicking off a nationwide tour of what organizers call the largest traveling exhibit ever focused on America’s founding, inspired by the 1976 Freedom Train. The project is part of a broader slate of patriotic initiatives tied to President Trump’s Executive Order 14189 marking...
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UNC SCiLL receives $10M civics, civil discourse grant
SCiLL's goal is to become a world-class civics school, addressing national concerns about declining civic knowledge, historical literacy, and civil discourse.
