A recent poll commissioned by the nonprofit EveryLibrary Institute found that 75% of voters are opposed to the right-wing efforts underway to ban books – and that they will consider those bans when voting in the midterm elections.
We’re taking a look at the platforms of three progressive Democrats who are running for the New Hanover County School Board: Dorian Cromartie, Veronica McLaurin-Brown and Judy Justice.
The U.S. Department of Education has announced grants for two HBCUs that received bomb threats this year. Fayetteville State is one of the schools receiving the grants.
The newest chapter in the state’s 28-year-old education case started in late August and continues with several hurdles coming its way.
Right-wing extremist Wake County school board candidate Michele Morrow said at a debate recently that she believes teachers should be allowed to conceal carry guns in schools.
The Alamance-Burlington Schools superintendent’s removal of the LGBTQ+ book, “Gender Queer” is the latest in a series of books and material being challenged by conservatives.
North Carolina schools are facing a double crisis thanks to the failure of state Republicans to fund public education and pay teachers and staff a fair wage.
Seemingly determined to keep his name in the news, Robinson has once again made headlines, this time for his calls to remove history and science from the elementary school curriculum.
The landmark decades-old education case landed before the North Carolina Supreme Court last Wednesday, with renewed demands toward the state adequately funding public schools.
According to the News & Observer, the cost of tuition and fees for college 50 years ago was less than $500, compared to $7,000 – $9,000 today.