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A July 4 warning: Watch your language, UNC leaders | Opinion
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (399+ words) The lawyer in me was thinking I ought to put out a word of caution to UNC system administrators, staff and faculty as the Fourth of July approaches. Be careful what you say. The policy states no one speaking on…...
Shame on North Carolina principal for muzzling graduate's speech | Opinion
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (525+ words) In response to: Why student free speech rights don't extend to high school graduation speakers (June 9): As a proud Franklinton (NC) High School graduate, I say shame on the Clayton High School principal for her actions toward CHS graduate Leen…...
A group formed to advise on Carolina North has some questions for UNC
4+ day, 7+ min ago (955+ words) At the first meeting of the Carolina North stakeholder advisory committee, one phrase prevailed: "We don't know yet." Carolina North is a 230-acre tract of land one-and-a-half miles north of the main campus, where UNC plans to build a satellite…...
Wake principal goes from hair to bare to reward students" success on tests
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (35+ words) newsobserver. com Wake principal rewards students at Leesville for EOG scores | Raleigh News & Observer Part of the Mc Clatchy Media Network...
Chapel Hill-Carrboro chief apologizes for "harm" after students left out of yearbook
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (530+ words) Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice told families Tuesday that all Chapel Hill High School students can get professionally updated 2026 yearbooks and that more changes are planned after 12 students were left out of the keepsake book. Krista Caraway, the…...
More NC school districts going "rogue" to defy the calendar law. See which ones
1+ week, 4+ day ago (962+ words) The number of North Carolina school districts defying the state's school calendar law is increasing with a record number choosing to begin the school year in early to mid-August. A News & Observer analysis of a new report being presented to…...
Wake is developing a policy on AI use. How the school board says it falls short
2+ week, 5+ day ago (549+ words) Wake County school board members want a more comprehensive policy on how students and teachers can use artificial intelligence before the regulations go into next school year. School administrators told the board's policy committee on Tuesday that it's important to…...
How Wake says heightened ICE operations lowered high school graduation numbers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (583+ words) Wake County school leaders are warning that increased federal immigration enforcement has led to a drop in high school graduation numbers this school year. Attendance dropped sharply in North Carolina schools, including in Wake County, when the Trump administration ramped…...
Only one UNC System school is not "financially healthy," report says. Here"s why
3+ week, 4+ day ago (37+ words) Raleigh News & Observer Which UNC System schools are deemed financially healthy | Raleigh News & Observer Part of the Mc Clatchy Media Network...
UNC's School of Civic Life is now an independent unit. What does that mean?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (279+ words) UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Civic Life and Leadership is now an independent academic unit, the university announced Wednesday. Rather than being housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, the elevated status means that the school will stand alone " on…...