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Schools across North Carolina are struggling to provide enough textbooks for students. Funding for the materials tanked during the recession and haven't reached those same levels since. At the same time, educators are in limbo to meet the state's push for a digital future.

For the latest in our Carolina Curious series, listener and newly-minted teacher Madelyn Rindal wants to know: “How has the North Carolina Public School System changed in the last decade and how does it compare to our neighboring states?”