1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (386+ words) RALEIGH " NCInnovation, the university research accelerator nonprofit, has announced the approval of $10 million in funding for 13 projects spanning 11 schools in the UNC System. "NCInnovation's December 2025 slate represents some of the strongest university-to-industry opportunities emerging anywhere in the country," said Michelle…...

22+ hour, 27+ min ago  (845+ words) BENTONVILLE, Ark. " As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is trying to build up its workforce to keep conveyor belts moving, refrigerated grocery cases cold, and drains and parking lots flowing. The nation's largest retailer…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (763+ words) RALEIGH " In 2025, North Carolina's K-12 education saw a new state superintendent, decreases in teacher attrition, small decreases in school crime and the naming of various educators of the year. Green's plan also seeks to raise the state's National Assessment of Educational…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (832+ words) RALEIGH " Highlights from the UNC System in 2025 included enrollment growth, a possible tuition hike and several schools garnering positive free speech rankings. The UNC System saw'record student enrollment'gains this year, with'preliminary student enrollment reported at 256,438 for 2025, a 3.4% increase over 2024. The…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (652+ words) RALEIGH " School choice in North Carolina continued to thrive in 2025 through the Opportunity Scholarship program, homeschooling and support from the Trump administration. The15th annual National School Choice Weekkicked things off, taking place from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 with more than 27,600 events nationwide…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (737+ words) RALEIGH " The'UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees'approved a 3% tuition rate hike for in-state undergraduate students and 10% increase for out-of-state undergraduate students during day two of its monthly meeting last Thursday. The UNC System has kept tuition rates'frozen'for the past eight…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (600+ words) RALEIGH " A public charter school organization in North Carolina will be receiving a portion of the $500 million in charter school program grants announced earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Education. "A one-size fits all education system is not working…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (653+ words) RALEIGH " The UNC System Board of Governors" September'meeting included discussion of a possible increase in'tuition, artificial intelligence and a remembrance of Charlie Kirk. The UNC System has not raised tuition for the past nine years, but that may be changing....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (439+ words) RALEIGH " The North Carolina Local Government Commission unanimously approved an independent audit to be conducted for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools related to the district's $46 million budget deficit and financial mismanagement at its September meeting. The audit will aim to fix…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (926+ words) RALEIGH " President Donald Trump signed his first major piece of legislation into law on Independence Day, delivering on a wide range of campaign promises, including making his tax cuts permanent and enacting no tax on tips. Trump's One Big Beautiful…...