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Federal funding makes up about 11% of North Carolina's budget for public schools, largely going toward services for students with disabilities and children from low-income families. MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AP

Education

How much money do North Carolina public schools receive from the U.S. Department of Education?

Amy Diaz

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. State and local officials are working to determine what the impact will be on North Carolina’s public schools.

Image courtesy Mo Green for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign.

Education

New NC superintendent plans listening sessions across the state

North Carolina’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green began his tenure after being sworn in on Wednesday. He’s released a new entry plan that…

Democrat Mo Green (left) is a former superintendent, and has spent over a decade working in two of the state’s largest public school districts. Republican candidate Michele Morrow (right) is a homeschooler who believes public schools, as they’re currently run, are dangerous for kids. (Images courtesy of the Mo Green and Michele Morrow campaigns respectively)

Education

Stark contrast between NC superintendent candidates in experience, attitudes toward public schools

Amy Diaz

Democrat Mo Green is a former superintendent who seeks to "celebrate the good" in public education, a field he's worked in for over a decade. Republican candidate Michele Morrow is a homeschooler who believes public schools, as they’re currently run, are "dangerous" for kids.