Ten NC community colleges will receive bioscience grants
The State Board of Community Colleges has approved just over $15 million in funding to support life science programs in ten schools.
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How increased federal funding impacts tribal colleges and universities
A new report shows how increased federal funding during the pandemic impacted tribal colleges and universities.
Guilford County school board to vote on parent's challenge to 'Salvage the Bones' book
The Guilford County Board of Education will meet next Tuesday to consider a challenge to the book “Salvage the Bones" by Jesmyn Ward.
With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayment pause into 2023
The president has extended the student loan repayment pause into 2023. Biden said he wants to give lawsuits against debt cancellation time to play out, and the Supreme Court time to weigh in.
Guilford County Schools combats erasure with Native American Heritage Month celebrations
November is Native American Heritage Month, and students at Guilford County Schools have been learning about Indigenous Peoples’ history and culture.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools delivers Thanksgiving Break Kits to hundreds of families
In the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Administrative Offices Wednesday morning, volunteers filled stacks and stacks of cardboard boxes with cereal, produce, and canne
UC students on strike say they are overworked and underpaid
University of California graduate students walked off the job this week. The nearly 50,000 striking academic workers are asking for better pay and benefits.
New York tells schools to drop Native American mascots
The state's education department is demanding school districts comply with a previous decision to nix all Native American mascots, team names and logos.
Librarians worry e-book pricing might affect people's ability to borrow books
Local libraries are paying a lot more for e-books than they would for physical books. Librarians worry this hike in pricing might affect people's ability to borrow the books they want to read.
With a nod to '1984,' a federal judge blocks Florida's anti-'woke' law in colleges
Gov. Ron DeSantis was a champion of the bill designed to limit instruction about racism and privilege in the workplace and public universities. A federal judge called it "positively dystopian."