Education

North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’

11:01am May 22, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is embarking on a campaign to try to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly that he says if enacted would crush North Carolina's public schools and wobble the state's economic future.

Miguel Lerma, right, with his grandparents who raised him, Jose and Virginia Aldaco.

Health & Safety

Pandemic hits 'stop button,' but for some life is forever changed

5:17pm May 11, 2023

NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.

Charlotte Hawkins Brown speaks to a room full of students

The educational legacy of a Black boarding school and the woman who made it all possible

4:00pm March 24, 2023

by Bethany Chafin

The town of Sedalia in Guilford County may be small, but it has an outsized impact when it comes to its educational legacy.

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Education

Books on race and sexuality are among the most targeted across N.C. schools

2:48pm March 15, 2023

by Sunshine Week partners

Journalists from nine North Carolina newsrooms learned that over the past two years, people have brought at least 189 book challenges across the state's 115 public school districts. The reporting was timed to coincide with Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of the importance of public records, open government, and transparency.

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Radhika (15), Anjali (16), Suman (21), and Suhani (15) in July 2022 perform a dance routine near the village of Sahana Pahari, Jharia.

A dance of hope by children who scavenge coal

3:40pm February 18, 2023

Kids in India illegally collect bits of coal to sell so they can help their families. To give them a chance for a brighter future, an local educator gives them lessons in academics and the arts.

Politics & Government

Winston-Salem business, education leaders lay out legislative priorities

2:13pm February 10, 2023

by Paul Garber

Business and education leaders joined with elected officials in Winston-Salem Friday to discuss legislative priorities for the coming year, with jobs, training, and afforda

North Carolina state Sen. Amy Galey, an Alamance County Republican

Politics & Government

North Carolina Senate OKs limits on LGBTQ school instruction

7:12am February 08, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Public school teachers in North Carolina would be required in most circumstances to alert parents before they call a student by a different name or pronoun, under a bill passed by the Republican-controlled state Senate on Tuesday.

First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world.

We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

5:00am February 05, 2023

Send leaders into space for perspective, tap solar power to offer electricity for all, make "dignity" a priority — those are some of the wishes readers have for 2023.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state rejected the African American studies course because education "is about the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of ideology or the advancement of a political agenda."

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

5:31am January 27, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch.

Harvard restores fellowship for human rights advocate critical of Israeli policies

2:01pm January 20, 2023

by Simone Popperl

After outcry, Harvard restores fellowship for leading human rights advocate who criticized Israeli policies.

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