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Large private school voucher expansion voted for by both North Carolina legislative chambers

8:41am May 18, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

Families at any income level — not just the poor and the middle class — could receive North Carolina taxpayer funds for their children to attend K-12 private schools under legislation getting formal support Wednesday with votes in both chambers.

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Mentors in Alaska work with new teachers in the hope that they'll stay on the job

5:04am May 18, 2023

by Cory Turner

Research shows mentoring is one way schools can hold onto new teachers and prevent staff shortages. We follow one mentor in Alaska who is working with some of the state's most remote districts.

Why there will be 2 commencement ceremonies at New College of Florida

5:04am May 18, 2023

by Greg Allen

Students graduating from New College of Florida, angry at their school's takeover by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, have organized their own alternative commencement ceremony.

A free speech group is suing a Florida school district over book bans

4:41pm May 17, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

The largest book publisher in the country has joined free speech group PEN America, parents and authors to push back against book banning, filing a federal lawsuit in Florida's Escambia County.

New guidance from the Department of Education says a school may take reasonable measures to ensure students aren't pressured to join in their teachers' or coaches' prayers.

The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer

5:14pm May 16, 2023

by Jason DeRose

The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.

Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments

4:40pm May 16, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.

Watauga County School Board Chair Gary Childers claps as he introduces new superintendent Leslie Alexander

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Watauga County Schools names Leslie Alexander as new superintendent

3:53pm May 16, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The Watauga County Board of Education named Leslie Alexander as the new superintendent on Monday after a series of community meetings and interviews.

Strange World tells the story of a family of explorers.

Florida is investigating a teacher who showed a Disney movie with a gay character

5:01am May 16, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The film, Strange World, tells the story of a family of explorers and includes a character who has a crush on another boy. The fifth-grade teacher says a student's mother lodged a complaint.

72-year-old graduate recieves his college degree in Georgia

5:26pm May 15, 2023

72-year-old Sam Kaplan graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend with his 99-year-old mother in attendance.

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Cooper announces new early childhood education apprenticeship program

10:24am May 15, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina has taken steps to expand opportunities for those entering the early childhood education workforce.