Poll: Schools Headed In Wrong Direction
North Carolinians are pessimistic about the direction of public schools in the state. That's according to just-released poll results from High Point University.
Education
Hoops By Day, Hops By Night: This Phys Ed Teacher's Got A Secret Brew
"Your friends are gonna tell you, 'Your beer is great.' It's another thing for people in the market to actually buy it and drink it," says gym teacher P.T. Lovern, founder of Line 51 Brewing.
Princeton Gifted Rare Books Valued At $300 Million
Audie Cornish speaks with Paul Needham, the Schiede Librarian at Princeton University, about the gift from the late philanthropist and alum, William Scheide.
Q&A: Exit Interview With A Nationally Known School Leader
The average tenure for large-district superintendents is 3 1/2 years. Joshua Starr hit it on the nose.
Fitting In On Campus: Challenges For First-Generation Students
When students are the first in their family to go to college, they often feel out of place. Many say they need more help from their schools.
School Closings And Delays
Roads across the Piedmont are covered in snow and ice after the region got its first taste of winter Monday evening. Many schools and business are closed today.
Oral Arguments Set To Begin In NC School Vouchers Lawsuit
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb.
When A School Gets A Bad Report Card
North Carolina doesn't just give its students grades. Joining several other states, it now grades its schools, too, on the old A through F system.
Q&A: Blocks, Play, Screen Time And The Infant Mind
Studies with wooden blocks show "that children who play with blocks learn language better and have better cognition."
Tiptoeing Along A Balance Beam: Writing And Illustrating A Children's Book
Gabrielle Emanuel, a first-time author, sets out to write a culturally appropriate book for children in Mali — and learns a lot about how words and pictures go together to tell a story.