NC may see increase in charter schools
By Mike Shammas | April 6, 2011The North Carolina General Assembly is debating a bill that could change the face of public education in North Carolina.
The North Carolina General Assembly is debating a bill that could change the face of public education in North Carolina.
Attending Governor’s School of North Carolina the summer after her junior year in high school gave sophomore Elena Botella a unique perspective on learning, and she called the program “one of the...
A new collaborative effort providing funding to students at Duke and UNC received 91 applications, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta confirmed in an e-mail yesterday.
NCCU Chancellor Charlie Nelms addressed present problems facing historically black colleges and universities and the need for inter-university collaboration and student community during his...
President of the UNC system Erskine Bowles was recognized for strong leadership during challenging times Friday.
A coalition of North Carolina news organizations filed suit Thursday against several top UNC officials for access to public records in the university’s investigation of the school’s football program.
Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-Del, will resume teaching for the Duke in D.C. program after finishing his 21-month term in Congress in November, according to Delaware Online.
Five local charter schools claim they are owed more than $1.2 million in funding.
Safety concerns at North Carolina’s community colleges have recently driven a new education proposal that could limit open admission.
Last year, students at Durham’s E.K. Powe Elementary School were asked to draw what an ideal library would look like. With a renovation of the facilities now complete, some of their ideas became a...
Dukies planning to take the GRE next Fall will be among the first wave of students to test out the exam’s new format—in the most comprehensive reform of the GRE in its 59-year history.
After a summer marred by budget hardships, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education is hoping Eric Becoats will be the leader who turns the city’s school system around.
Thomas Ross, president of Davidson College, will lead North Carolina’s public university system starting next year.
Duke property near the Durham Regional Hospital will soon be home to a new public high school.
Professor and author Timothy Tyson and two other North Carolina NAACP members were arrested for trespassing at a Wake County School Board meeting Tuesday night.
As more Latino students apply to American colleges, universities across the country are providing more Spanish materials for applicants and their families.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation selected junior Lindsey Wallace as one of its 60 scholarship recipients Tuesday. The prestigious honor funds students who demonstrate leadership ability...
More than two years after her clients were suspended for fighting after school, Duke Law professor Jane Wettach was in North Carolina Supreme Court Monday arguing that the two high school girls...
If North Carolina State University’s student newspaper, The Technician, can’t find a way to deal with recent staffing troubles, it may cease to be the campus’ watchdog.
Although a previous administration tried and failed to implement a nationwide student-record database, President Barack Obama is trying again, albeit in a different manner.