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A general view of the makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on March 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

Parkland Students Return To School Skeptical Of Clear Backpacks

5:30pm April 03, 2018

by Alexis Diao

High school students in Parkland, Fla., are questioning requirements to carry clear plastic backpacks as a safety precaution following the shooting deaths of 17 people on campus.

NC Lawmakers Asked To Consider A Crackdown On School Threats

11:41am April 03, 2018

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina education officials want to crack down on false school threats, which have spiked since a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

An Educational Legacy: The Persistence Of Charlotte Hawkins Brown

5:00am March 22, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

At the turn of the 20th Century, a 19-year-old African-American woman from Henderson, N.C., began building a school – the Palmer Memorial Institute – that would educate more than 1,000 bl

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Report: North Carolina Public Schools Becoming More Segregated

10:00am March 19, 2018

by Sean Bueter

A new report from a left-leaning think tank is raising concerns about segregation in North Carolina's classrooms, placing some of the blame on charter schools.

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Greensboro Students Participate In National School Walkout Against Gun Violence

5:33pm March 14, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Students at Page High School in Greensboro joined others across the country in peaceful protest Wednesday morning.

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As Students Walk Out Against Gun Violence, Educators Offer Support

8:00am March 12, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

The Guilford County Association of Educators is offering support to teachers this week ahead of planned walkouts against gun violence.

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North Carolina Below National Average On Recent Public Education Report Card

4:39pm January 30, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

North Carolina's schools aren't making the grade according to the recent Quality Cou

Children whose parents have migrated from elsewhere in China sit in a classroom at a private school in Beijing. They are officially still citizens of the rural areas their families come from and not eligible for public education elsewhere.

In Chinese Cities, Migrants' Work Is Welcome. Their Children Are Not

10:59am November 16, 2017

A private school in Beijing caters to children whose parents have moved to the city for work. Moving from place to place requires permission, though — and these children's families broke the rules.

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Church of England guidance for schools encourages a "loving and hospitable community [where] pupils can explore their identity without fear of harm, judgement or being ostracized."

In Guidance To Teachers, Church of England Targets Anti-LGBT Bullying

5:04pm November 13, 2017

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

The 52-page document outlines recommendations for teachers in its nearly 5,000 schools, saying students should "be able to play with the many cloaks of identity."

In Santa Rosa, a playground stands across the street from where recent wildfires reduced homes to rubble.

California Wildfires Have Disrupted School For A Quarter Of A Million Students

5:35pm October 21, 2017

by Carl Boisrond

Natural disasters have left millions of students across the U.S. out of school. The California wildfires have added to the tally, with dozens of districts and hundreds of schools affected.