Sarena Fuller, the executive director of ArtSpace Charter School in Swannanoa and 2024 Charter POY, writes "Our schools are, ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Update, Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. — Gov. Roy Cooper signed the Hurricane Helene relief bill into law on Thursday, Oct.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. is a New York Times bestselling author, scholar, political commentator, and James S.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Update, Oct. 9 at 3:30 p.m. — A relief bill unanimously passed by the General Assembly on Oct. 9 expands the ...

Republican Michele Morrow and Democrat Mo Green, candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, met virtually Thursday for their first debate. The race has attracted national attention ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The pews of Greenlee Baptist Church were filled Tuesday, Oct. 8 not for a typical service, but for an Old Fort ...

“When the flood happened three years ago, we could wrap our arms around the communities affected,” said Dr. Shelley White, president of Haywood Community College. “But now, we are all having to wrap ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Heather Smith is an educator in Haywood County, which is in the disaster area declaration. She says in the chaos ...

Katie Dukes is the director of early childhood policy at EdNC. She grew up in northeastern North Carolina, graduating from Pasquotank Elementary School, Elizabeth City Middle School, and Pasquotank ...

Ryan Mitchell is a K-5 instructional coach for Henderson County Public Schools. In 2022, he was a finalist for North Carolina Teacher of the Year.

After a challenging rollout of the “Better FAFSA” last year that resulted in fewer students completing the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the 2025-26 FAFSA is set to open ...